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Article: Council sound system squawks its last
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 9, 1999
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The message came through loud and clear: Charleston City Council
members are happy that the much-maligned sound system in council
chambers has squawked its last.
"I think that's grounds for celebration," said Councilman Dave
Hardy.
Ever since its installation about 15 years ago, the sound system
has prompted complaints from nearly everyone who attends a council
meeting.
The system cuts in and out and often fails to magnify speakers'
voices enough to be heard in the cavernous chambers.
About halfway through Monday's council meeting, a cacophony of
static came from the speakers. The system had to be shut off, and
Mayor Jay Goldman ran the rest of the meeting without it.
On Friday, City Manager ...