Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 4:58:24 GMT -6
In Ferguson, overflow crowd keeps residents from meeting to weigh consent decree
FERGUSON • For a city that wanted to learn what residents thought, Ferguson left many of them out in the cold.
People began arriving an hour early on Tuesday for the first public hearing on a proposed agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, which could cost the city $1.5 million a year.
A half hour later, dozens stood on the ramp leading into City Council chambers — it’s capacity: 120 people.
Ten minutes before the doors opened, the line twisted for several yards into the parking lot. The truth was apparent.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-ferguson-overflow-crowd-keeps-residents-from-meeting-to-weigh/article_0b786b15-7925-56ca-b22e-eadb23c445eb.html
FERGUSON • For a city that wanted to learn what residents thought, Ferguson left many of them out in the cold.
People began arriving an hour early on Tuesday for the first public hearing on a proposed agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, which could cost the city $1.5 million a year.
A half hour later, dozens stood on the ramp leading into City Council chambers — it’s capacity: 120 people.
Ten minutes before the doors opened, the line twisted for several yards into the parking lot. The truth was apparent.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-ferguson-overflow-crowd-keeps-residents-from-meeting-to-weigh/article_0b786b15-7925-56ca-b22e-eadb23c445eb.html