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Residents raise concerns about crime, growth, school traffic and water rates during Lamar council public comment
Summary
During public comment, residents urged city officials to address crime and graffiti, asked about diversity-equity-inclusion policies, sought truck routing for a new elementary school and questioned water-rate distribution; another resident asked about Highway 75 reconstruction plans and pavement methods.
Several residents spoke during the Lamar City Council's public comment period on Oct. 21, raising concerns about crime, graffiti, population growth, truck traffic near a planned elementary school, and how the city allocates water costs. Another resident asked for details about a large Highway 75 reconstruction project and whether the pavement would be fully replaced or overlaid.
Bill Dalton, who identified himself as living at 315 Eighteenth Street Southeast, thanked outgoing council service members and public safety personnel, then raised several…
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