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Retirees and family members urge Conway council to address health‑insurance cuts dating to 2008
Summary
Several retired Conway public‑safety employees and a daughter of a retiree told the council that a 2008 decision has cut their retiree insurance and asked for a council response; speakers said they received certified letters in June and asked council to restore or explain the change.
Three retirees and a family member used the city’s public‑input period on Sept. 15 to press the Conway City Council for answers about a change to retired employees’ health insurance that they say traces to a 2008 decision.
Jimmy Hammond, who identified his address as 1515 Churchill Drive, and other former city employees said they have not received substantive communication from the city for 106 days since receiving certified letters in June describing changes to their insurance. Hammond said multiple former public‑safety employees and long‑service staff were affected and asked council to meet them and explain the action.
“My wife and I and the other retirees are on a fixed income,” Lynn Hammond told council. “We need the opportunity to voice what…
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