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Juneteenth organizers and community leaders ask Renton to restore support and avoid schedule conflict
Summary
Community leaders representing Skyway and multiple Renton neighborhoods asked the council to reconsider withholding support for Juneteenth 2025, citing community coordination, historical leadership by Renton organizers and a request to avoid conflicting local event dates.
Organizers and community leaders from Skyway and other Renton neighborhoods asked the City Council Tuesday night to restore support for Juneteenth events and to avoid scheduling conflicts that split attendance.
Cheryl Jackson Williams, who said she represents young leaders and community members from Skyway, Benson Hill, Cascade, Fairwood, Kennydale, Highlands and Downtown Renton, told the council 572…
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