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Residents urge action on PFAS, police oversight, housing and youth sports during Fayetteville public forum
Summary
Thirteen speakers addressed the City Council about varied concerns: PFAS contamination and legal action, calls for a sentinel event review of police-involved incidents, affordable housing reforms, school policing and youth sports equipment and facilities.
Thirteen residents and community representatives used the City Council—9s public forum to press local officials on environmental contamination, public safety oversight, housing policy and youth resources.
Lizette Rodriguez, founder of Free Full Freedom For All, urged the city and county to coordinate opposition to a proposed state rule she said would allow self-monitoring by polluters of PFAS discharges; she also noted the city recently joined a nationwide lawsuit against manufacturers of PFAS-containing firefighting foam and asked local bodies to send a joint letter opposing the state proposal. Rodriguez described possible federal funding risks for PWC (public water) and said concerns center on longstanding contamination tied to Fort Bragg and industrial sites.
Sean McMillan, an organizer for…
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