Winter Garden tries to ban tough questions

I've covered politics long enough to know some politicians hate tough questions. But never before have I witnessed what we're seeing in Winter Gard...

August 15, 2023
2:32 AM

I've covered politics long enough to know some politicians hate tough questions. But never before have I witnessed what we're seeing in Winter Garden — where the city leaders are trying to stop citizens from even asking some questions in the first place, particularly when others are watching. Talk about snowflakes. As the Sentinel recently reported, Winter Garden Mayor John Rees and his fellow commissioners approved new rules for 'public input and decorum at public meetings.' One rule tells citizen speakers they shouldn't address any individual commissioner.

Scott Maxwell