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Here’s what we overheard at the Kenneth City April 7 special meeting.
“That’s what we should do for council bonding; we should do karaoke.” —Mayor Megan Zemaitis
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“I’m not the best singer by any means, but I will put on the best performance.” —Mayor Zemaitis
“Let’s get it nice and cold in here.” —Sergeant Andy Izrailov, while using a butterknife to push buttons on the thermostat without unlocking its cage
Overheard in Kenneth City at its April 7 special meeting is not all that happened. Read about the Council reprimanding Council member Bonnie Noble.
“The final five minutes are always the hardest” —Mayor Zemaitis, two minutes before the meeting started
“EEEEEEEEE” —he microphone feedback, often
“You don’t have to slum it down in that corner” —Council Member Tony Chan to Mayor Zemaitis when she went to the farthest right council seat
“Like they say on Hawaii Five-O, just the facts ma’am, just the facts” -Town Attorney Ralf Brookes (editor’s note: Dragnet’s Sergeant Joe Friday said that.)
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