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Residents urge stronger enforcement on teen vaping; speakers raise claims about fire department contracting and staffing
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to raise retailer compliance and enforcement against underage vaping and to investigate alleged conflicts and past personnel issues in the fire department; city manager said he would look into the allegations.
Multiple members of the public used the June 16 public-comment period to raise two separate concerns: underage vaping in the West Valley and allegations concerning the Avondale Fire Department’s contracting and personnel practices.
Jamie Aldama, executive director of regional nonprofit Sounds of Autism and a resident of Glendale, told the council that teenage vaping is “being swept around our community” and urged the city to consider raising the minimum…
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