Austin expands options to take citizen comments during council meetings

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Getting to an Austin City Council meeting to voice your opinion on a topic can be difficult due to the time of day and when an item is actually for discussion.
To get input from concerned citizens from all over the city, starting May 4, residents can participate via video conferencing at nine city libraries during General Citizen’s Communications. The city began the pilot program last month at three Austin public libraries after District 5 Council Member Ann Kitchen&r