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Residents urge support for school-and‑parks bond and raise homelessness, policing, and social‑media concerns at open forum
Summary
At the Spokane City Council open forum, residents and local organizations urged backing for a schools‑and‑parks initiative, described gaps in homelessness services, and criticized policing priorities and the city's moderation of social media; several speakers also questioned the city's use of federal climate resilience grant funds.
Residents and local organizations used the Spokane City Council open forum on Feb. 24 to urge support for a proposed schools‑and‑parks bond, describe gaps in homelessness services, and press the council about policing priorities and social‑media moderation on city pages.
Sheldon Bennett, who identified himself as a District 2 resident of the East Central neighborhood, spoke in favor of the schools and parks initiative, citing long‑term improvements at Underhill and Liberty parks and the effect on neighborhood pride: "The transformation of those over the 30 years I've been a resident ... has improved the morale and the pride of our neighborhood. I speak in favor of this." Tony Edwards of Carpenters Local 59 told the council the bond would…
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