Weighing in at four hours and eleven minutes, Monday’s Corvallis City Council meeting was at times, tense. The then City Attorney issued pleadings that Ellis had attempted to coerce the City Manager into hiring someone, which electeds are understandably not supposed to do. After that, Common Fields announced over social media that they would need to shut down, at least until they could get some relief from the noise ordinance. A petition was started, City Councilors were contacted, widespread love for what Common Fields does was expressed communitywide. Also, Common Fields hosts trivia nights, lectures and the occasional civic event.