It’s a universal truth that the public rarely attends public meetings. A few regulars can be counted on. The rabble-rouser with a gripe dating to 1973. The truly informed and civic-minded citizen. The local reporter, doodling in a notebook (I never once did this) while waiting for the 27th item on an otherwise ho-hum agenda.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};