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Residents urge action on housing and voting access during Binghamton public comment
Summary
Two residents used public comment on June 18 to urge action on voting rights and to raise concerns about a local housing and homelessness crisis; speakers described reliance on public benefits and called for solutions to slumlords and shelter capacity.
During the June 18 Binghamton City Council meeting, two residents used the public-comment period to press the council on separate but related issues: federal voting access and a local housing crisis.
"My name is Elaine. I live in Binghamton," said Elaine, who described being encouraged by recent nationwide protests and urged attention to voting access. "You get out, you go to state…
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