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Residents praise election staff and raise cybersecurity, parks and tree-belt concerns during Chicopee public input
Summary
Public commenters at the Chicopee City Council meeting thanked election workers and urged more transparency about a proposed Department of Defense partnership on cybersecurity, sought park improvements in Fairview and an ice rink at Brooks Field, and raised questions about city tree-belt maintenance.
Several residents used the public-input portion of the Chicopee City Council meeting to praise local election workers and to raise concerns about a proposed military cybersecurity training partnership, parks maintenance and the city’s handling of tree-belt property.
Election praise and appeals for civility Lisa Bienvenue of Everett Street thanked the city clerk’s office, poll workers and police for their work during the Sept. 16 primary and urged tolerance in public discourse. “Everyone was professional, ... that is a testament to democracy,” Bienvenue said. Other speakers, including Sud Nemczyk and multiple councilors later in the meeting, also praised the clerk and poll workers for the primary’s administration.
Concerns about the Department of Defense “Innovative Readiness Training” proposal Several residents objected to a possible city invitation to the Department of Defense’s…
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