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Residents press council on bike lanes, dumping, small-business grants and homelessness at public comment
Summary
Public comment covered bike-lane safety, illegal dumping on a city/Caltrans parcel, requests for downtown small-business grants, and multiple calls for larger housing and homelessness investments and services.
At the June 11 Bakersfield City Council meeting, public comment raised several community issues outside the formal hearings: cycling safety and grand-jury commentary on bike lanes, illegal dumping on property next to Westside Parkway, a request to continue downtown small-business grant programs, and multiple speakers pressing the council for greater housing and homelessness resources.
Jackson Amburn, a local commuter who identified himself as a recreation therapist, defended the…
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