The Shelby County Board held their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday evening which included a lengthy agenda. The meeting began at 7 pm and adjourned at 10:35. The full video is located below. We were made aware of some false claims regarding the last meeting video and its posting. The video was available in the original article on the special meeting just below the first video on Monday the 6th, at this link. A screen capture of the day it was uploaded can be found at this link. We wish we had faster internet for uploading videos but contrary to some people’s claims, it does take time and there was no attempt to keep it from the public.
There was a packed courthouse with standing room only and several public comments. We urge everyone to watch all of them. We also urge everyone to note the call for civility rather than division. Some of those calling for that appeared to push a message further dividing with clearly false narratives, and while they were not interrupted during their time, a large crowd had no problem interrupting others when they spoke. So much for their call for civility.
Ironically, those who expressed so much concern about their elected officials and how things operate did not stick around long to see the actual board in action during lengthy discussions and debates on numerous agenda items. By the end of the meeting, there were only a few people present. One agenda item, in particular, was to expand public comment opportunities through the ability of...
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