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Here are the public comments not read aloud during the Feb. 16 Barstow City Council meeting
Victorville Daily Press
During the Feb. 16 Barstow City Council meeting, which was held via Zoom, 18 public comments went unheard by those watching online when they were not read into the record.
City Attorney Matthew Summers announced on Jan. 19 when 29 public comments went unheard that comments would not be read aloud into the record during meetings, saying state law does not require emailed public comments to be read aloud.
“Rather, the requirement is that the emails be provided to the Council and that has been done,” said Summers, who did not cite the referenced state law.
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Here are the public comments that were not read aloud during the Barstow City Council s Feb. 1 meeting
Victorville Daily Press
During the Feb. 1 Barstow City Council meeting, which was held via Zoom, 18 public comments went unheard by those watching online when they were not read into the record.
City Attorney Matthew Summers announced on Jan. 19 when 29 public comments went unheard that comments would not be read aloud during meetings, saying state law does not require emailed public comments to be read aloud.
“Rather, the requirement is that the emails be provided to the Council and that has been done,” said Summers, who did not cite the referenced state law.
A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager’s Victor Valley days [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Dec. 14 For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley.
The decorated hero whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots commanded at George Air Force Base in Victorville.
“Back in the day, people who knew of Col. Yeager treated him like royalty,” said Tom Umphries.
The 74-year-old Umphries was a friend and neighbor when the Yeager family lived near Del Rey Elementary School in Victorville in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager s Victor Valley days
Victorville Daily Press
For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley.
The decorated hero whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots commanded at George Air Force Base in Victorville.
“Back in the day, people who knew of Col. Yeager treated him like royalty,” said Tom Umphries.
The 74-year-old Umphries was a friend and neighbor when the Yeager family lived near Del Rey Elementary School in Victorville in the late 1950s and early 1960s.