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Residents and volunteers urge continued support for Ukrainian refugees, submit petition and suggest sister-city ties
Summary
Local volunteers told the council that about 25 Ukrainian refugees (7 families) have settled in East Wenatchee since February 2022 and asked elected officials to support refugees’ legal protections. A petition with 99 signatures was submitted, and a resident proposed a sister-city relationship with Zolochiv, Ukraine.
Speakers at the East Wenatchee City Council public comment period urged continued local and federal support for Ukrainian refugees and presented a petition calling for sustained protections and aid.
Rebecca Britt, a volunteer with Friends of Ukraine Refugees who lives near Grant Elementary School in East Wenatchee, told the council the city has 25 Ukrainian refugees from seven families who arrived since February 2022. Britt said all seven families are working; she noted some work night shifts and cited two who are auto mechanics and six who work at a local “crunch pack” employer. She described the volunteer group’s role in helping families stabilize and…
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