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Residents press council on consent decree, FNIP funding and a memorial boundary adjustment
Summary
During public comment, multiple residents urged the council to comply with the DOJ consent decree and to support neighborhood needs; a planning-and-zoning chair asked the council to approve a boundary adjustment to allow a memorial to remain.
Public comment at the Aug. 26 Ferguson City Council meeting focused largely on the city's ongoing consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, perceived respect and decorum at meetings, and local neighborhood issues including a request for a boundary adjustment to preserve a memorial.
Residents repeatedly urged the council to continue compliance with the consent decree and to consider the decree's role in police reform and city processes. Becca Bridal, a resident, told the council: "The consent…
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