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Council adopts inclusion and small-business resolutions; public raises code-enforcement and crisis-center concerns
Summary
Council adopted a resolution affirming Muncie as an inclusive community and accepted a student-drafted resolution recommending actions to support small businesses. During public comment residents raised concerns about code enforcement in the Granville neighborhood and asked for an update on the city’s crisis center.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Common Council on March 3 adopted a resolution affirming the city’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and took up a student-drafted resolution asking the council to encourage promotion and relief measures for small businesses. The meeting also included public comments asking for more active code enforcement in older neighborhoods and for clarity on the city crisis center’s operations.
Resolution 4-25, affirming Muncie as an inclusive community, was sponsored and debated briefly and adopted by roll call. Several residents and council members offered statements in support; speakers included Charlize Jamieson, who urged the council to explicitly use the words "diversity, equity and inclusion," and Council Member Selby, who shared her personal immigrant experience in support.
Resolution 5-25 — presented by a group of Muncie Central AP government students…
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