Controversial City Council Meeting

It was a full house in council chambers June 11, 2024, as members of the current Monroe City Council met on Tuesday evening to pass agenda items before the start of the next council. And that was the focus of the majority of the citizens who spoke before council members on "why the rush" to pass items that they knew were controversial in nature. There were two items in particular that raised the were ire of those who spoke before council members was the special tax measure to be placed on the ballot in December that would be extended passed its current 2029 expiration date. There was an overwh...