Resident urges public to attend Tribune forum on school-bond referendum

Lauren Martell (introduced by the clerk) told the council she had provided bond-schedule material to a local education reporter and urged residents to attend an upcoming forum about the school-bond referendum, saying the public deserves more complete information than a PR campaign or sales job. She said the forum would be held Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. at the Garden in Canal Park and encouraged voters to "take the time to listen" and vote with their eyes open.

Martell criticized past gaps in local reporting on a 2023 bond referendum and said working with a beat reporter produced clearer answers from the school district; she framed the upcoming forum as an opportunity for more substantive public discussion.