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In order to protect residents, staff, and elected officials due to the novel COVID-19 virus, Longmont residents are urged to provide public comment remotely by submitting their comments to City Council in writing, or via video or phone message in place of personally attending a City Council meeting.
The City Council will hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the Longmont Public Library, Rooms A and B. However, to encourage social distancing of six feet between attending parties, there will be very limited seating.
Residents wishing to address the Council may submit their comments no later than 5 p.m. the day of the meeting in three different formats:
- In writing via a form on the City’s website.
- In video format by uploading a video to the same form on the City’s website.
- By phone message at 303-774-4399.
Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person and must be submitted by 5 p.m. the day of the meeting. All comments submitted by the deadline will be read or played into the record by staff during the meeting.
City staff will be working with City Council to ensure that agendas are limited to essential topics. Topics that are controversial or those requiring additional community involvement will be tabled to a future meeting date.
The weekly Council agendas are posted on the City’s website, as are instructions for other methods through which residents can connect with their elected officials. City Council meetings are live-streamed and can be viewed on the City’s YouTube channel, on LongmontPublicMedia.org, or on Comcast Xfinity Channel 8/880HD.
