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Residents urge neighborhood organizing, raise parking and senior-center concerns

3526240 · May 27, 2025
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Summary

Public commenters called for community organizing in Uptown and for council action on parking accessibility, steps and sidewalk repairs, grass maintenance and ARPA-funded senior-center updates; the administration said it had no updates on ARPA funding for the senior center.

During the courtesy of the floor portion of the meeting, two residents raised community and neighborhood service concerns.

Rick Hicks Sr., identifying himself as a community organizer and resident of 1300 Bigelow Court, said he is forming an Uptown organizing effort and expects to work with council, Parks & Recreation and Public Safety on summer programming and community safety. “Get used to seeing our faces down here,” Hicks said, adding the…

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