Brian sent the following note for posting:

Thanks to all who attended what became the first of an indeterminate number of public hearings on the establishment of a civilian review board in the City of Poughkeepsie. Obviously I had no control over who was able to speak. Nevertheless, if you didn't get your chance last evening, I look forward to hearing you at the next meeting, 10/5 at 5pm. We'll post link for registration when it's available.

To give a quick summary, we had 3-4 times the number of people speak in favor of a CRB, at about a dozen. Somehow a comprehensive narrative was arrived at individually, with each successive speaker adding new dimensions to justification for the board. It was impressive and inspiring.

At tomorrow's ENJAN meeting, we'll discuss a more comprehensive recap and the strategy moving forward.