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Yorktown Town Board Meeting Etiquette




I thought long and hard whether or not to share the whole clip, but--at the end of the day--it's an abject lesson in how not to use the courtesy of the floor during pubic Town Board meetings.

Whining about a vote you made, and now feel was wrong, is not a legitimate use of the courtesy of the floor. 

For the record, I believe the mean man misunderstood councilman Patel's "bathroom quote."  Mr. Patel has a wife and raised two awesome kids.  He may not have always had a restroom to himself. 

Supervisor Grace and the rest of the town board are very tolerant and accommodating. 

Town Board member Patel is very quick on the draw.  If you don't giggle when councilman Patel snaps two flash photographs of the angry man misusing the courtesy of the floor (while complaining about said councilman's excessive photography), then you have no soul.

Let's go to the video tape.

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