The Bay City Commission heard about three hours of public comments Monday night on "PH3" — the second and final reading of an amendment to repeal the city's prevailing wage ordinance. One by one, audience members left their seats in the packed State Theatre, stepped to the microphone, recorded their names and addresses in a ledger, removed their hats and spoke for up to five minutes — some for, some against, many emotional. Mayor Chris Shannon finally called for a 10-minute recess, after which there were only a few more speakers. At about 10:50 p.m., commissioners voted exactly as they had on Jan. 23, and 5-4, prevailing wage was no more.
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