Article: Who is free from public comment?(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)

Article: LEGAL - PUBLIC NOTICE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT, PURPOSE OF NOTICE: TO ...
Roanoke Times & World News;  February 11, 2008 ;     627 words ...Purpose of notice: to seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department ... into a water body in Giles County PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: 30 days following the ... INFORMATION:NAME: Becky L. France; ADDRESS: Virginia Department ...

Article: CITY HOLDS BUDGET HEARING; PLAN WITH NO HIKE IN PROPERTY TAXES OR ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  June 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... effective July 1. When Mayor Michael Quill opened the floor for public comment on the budget, no one stepped forward to speak. Councilors ... obstructions on the Normandy beaches during the D-Day invasion of France in World War II. The invasion was 64 years ago today.

Article: SCHOOL BOARD MODIFIES RULES FOR PUBLIC ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  January 15, 2001 ;     499 words ...Byline: France Griggs Post staff reporter Members of the public will be invited to speak at committees of the Cincinnati Board of Education where ...

Article: Public comment rules spur debate
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  December 13, 2006 ;     642 words ... ... discussion item, and a conversation about public comment at Town Council meetings generated ... until next year. A discussion about public comment was put on the agenda at the request ... rearranging the agenda so that the public comment portion of the meeting occurred at ...

Article: Public comment proposal spurs intense debate
Deerfield Review (IL);  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... trying to gain support for moving the public comment portion of village board meetings from ... Deerfield Community Alliance, to move up public comment. Derek Ragona, another new trustee ... responding to a resident's inquiry into public comment that the municipal code "clearly ...

Article: Agriculture's RUS and Commerce's NTIA Announce Public Meetings ...
U.S. Newswire;  March 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Meetings with roundtable discussions and public comment opportunities on various topics (see ... Eligibility 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Public Comment on Private Sector Eligibility 1:00 ... Program 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Public Comment on Coordination with USDA Grant & Loan ...

Article: Public comment shift chafes school board ...
Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO);  January 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 8--A change in policy that moves public comment on non-agenda items to the end of ... changed the format of how it takes public comment at board meetings, which are held ... regularly speak to the board during public comment. Jensen said she believes the move ...