From a legal point, I can see why the q&a request was declined, after all the allegations of the commissioners playing dirty, being unprepared and attempt to field the questions would do more harm than good. That being said, I can't help but think about what one of my professors has drilled into me during the entire semester: if you're going to be proposing something, you should anticipate ALL of the questions from ALL of the sides and be prepared to address them at ANY time (during your speech preferably, so there won't be any questions afterwards). The county officials should hold a me