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Talk of The Town: City Speaks on Public Comment

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Saratoga Springs struggles with applying the 3-minute public comment rule to all. “… some speakers who extend beyond their allotted time have been verbally halted, others have been granted extra talking time to reach their conclusion. The discrepancy, and its resulting appearance of a potential lack of fairness, has initiated a new conversation at the council table.”

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