November 13, 2015 By

City of North Port moves meetings to mornings -Herald Tribune

By Michael Scott Davidson

NORTH PORT – North Port’s City Commission is moving its regular meetings to Tuesday mornings, despite concerns the change will make it more difficult for working citizens to participate.

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