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Preference will be given to letters less than 200 words. The elected council members seemed to genuinely want to achieve an outcome that would be in the best interests of Savannah and its residents. However, City Manager Michael Brown, who chaired the meeting, exhibited such blatant bias that it was incumbent on the city attorney to correct him in his attempts to steer the council members to a directed conclusion. That someone who does not represent a constituency should attempt to preempt the decisions of an elected body in such an obvious manner was chilling to witness. The meeting with Historic Review Board members was also instructive.