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Residents press council over recall filings, exposed body at crime scene and meeting times

5681055 · August 27, 2025
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Multiple residents urged the council to address alleged irregularities in a local recall campaign, to adopt a policy requiring body barriers at scenes with deceased persons, and to move meetings to evening hours; staff agreed to review materials and return with options.

Several residents used the public comment period to press the Lancaster City Council on three recurring concerns: alleged improper handling of documents in a local recall campaign, an incident where a deceased person’s body was visible to neighbors for many hours, and the council’s daytime meeting time.

Aubrey McPherson said she and others had been harmed by inaccurate recall filings and litigation and urged the city to consider crafting a local ordinance or policy to protect residents from misleading or harmful recall practices. “I have…

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