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Residents raise housing affordability, criticize council remarks; council member apologizes to community
Summary
During public comment at the May 20 Dunkirk Common Council meeting, residents urged compassion on housing and homelessness issues and criticized recent council remarks; a council member apologized later in the meeting and pledged to focus on solutions.
Residents used the May 20 public-comment period to raise concerns about housing affordability and the city’s treatment of people experiencing homelessness, and a council member apologized during committee reports for remarks the member said failed to show compassion.
Melissa Zastrow, a Dunkirk resident, told the council the city faces a housing crisis and said recent tax increases and local short-term rental policies worsen affordability. "The 84% property tax increase…
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