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Evansville commissioners remember longtime community leader Leonard Collins, agree to social-media tribute
Summary
The Evansville City Commission opened its Aug. 28 meeting with remembrances of Commissioner Leonard Collins, who died earlier in the week. Commissioners agreed to post a tribute on the commission's social media channels and invited community submissions of photos and video.
Evansville City Commission members opened their Aug. 28 meeting by announcing the death of Commissioner Leonard Collins and sharing personal remembrances of his long service to the city and the Goose Town neighborhood.
Commissioners said Collins was an early and longtime member of the commission and an active community organizer, often attending neighborhood cleanups and outreach events. Speakers described him as persistent in outreach work, a regular presence at the Black Barbershop initiative and the Million Father March, and “the mayor of Goose…
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