Columbus meeting descends to shouting match

This story has been updated to report the authors of the complaints cited in this story have been belatedly disclosed. The first meeting of Columbus’ elected trustees of 2023 ran off the rails Wednesday night, descending into angry crosstalk and shouts across the room until fire chief Andres Ramos intervened to calm the meeting down and Trustee Paulino “Sonny” Villegas called for a mediator to take control of subsequent meetings. …

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