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Mayor announces 90‑day leave, restates hardline comments on homelessness; public commenters clash at council meeting
Summary
Mayor Pierce said he will take a 90‑day leave of absence and reiterated forceful comments about people involved in drug‑related crimes while several public commenters and a former candidate confronted council during a sometimes‑heated public comment session.
Lancaster’s mayor told the council he will take a 90‑day leave of absence and used blunt language describing his position on drug‑related crime, prompting vocal responses from multiple public commenters at the meeting.
The mayor said he would be on leave for 90 days and that Councilmember Marvin (surname not specified) will serve as mayor during that period. He added he would continue work on a Right to Try ordinance and a hydrogen project but that “the rest of it,…
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