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Residents demand apology, resignation after audio of councilmember's remarks circulated; council hears multiple public comments
Summary
Several Frisco residents used citizen input to condemn a councilmember's recorded remarks about Indian and Black communities, urged a public denouncement and in some cases called for resignation; the items were public comment only and no formal council action or censure was recorded at the meeting.
Multiple speakers during the citizen-input portion of the meeting criticized a councilmember's recorded remarks and called on the City Council to publicly denounce the statements and to seek accountability. Vinny Patel, who identified himself as a resident and Indian American, said he was "profoundly disappointed and angry" about a circulated recording of a councilmember he named in his remarks and called for that councilmember to…
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