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Residents urge city to investigate hate flyers, press for public restrooms and raise shoreline-development concerns
Summary
At the March 5 public-recognition segment, residents reported white-supremacist flyers, raised concerns about a new community engagement position and waterfront development, praised a Smith Cove mural and promoted the state science fair. Multiple speakers pressed the city to provide public restrooms for people experiencing homelessness.
A range of residents used the public-recognition period at the Bremerton City Council meeting on March 5 to raise community concerns and highlight local events.
Justin Law, a Bremerton resident, told the council he had found flyers in Bremerton neighborhoods that he characterized as white-supremacist propaganda and urged the council to investigate the incidents and, if appropriate, treat them as potential hate crimes. Law asked the council to “send a decisive message” rejecting the flyers and to pursue public education on combating white supremacy.
Mary Lou Long, who identified herself as a longtime Bremerton resident and former council member, spoke about a recently retitled city position — from diversity and equity and inclusion to diversity and community…
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