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Residents urge countywide swim lessons after local drownings; commissioners ask staff to draft resolution
Summary
Two residents described personal losses from accidental drownings and requested county support for free swim lessons and water-safety initiatives. Commissioners asked staff to prepare a resolution and to report back on related department actions and appeals.
Two residents told the Wayne County Commission about personal losses from accidental drownings and asked the county to help expand free swim lessons and water-safety programming.
Tanya Arthur, founder and president of Joshua's Dreams nonprofit, said she lost her grandson in an accidental drowning and urged commissioners to act. Arthur told the commission, “drowning is a national epidemic. 1 in 4 children are lost every…
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