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Lancaster residents demand apology or recall after mayor's fentanyl remarks
Summary
At a Lancaster City Council meeting, multiple residents criticized Mayor Rex Paris for comments about giving fentanyl to people experiencing homelessness, called for an apology and some urged a recall; council members did not take formal action on the statements during the meeting.
Multiple Lancaster residents used the public-comment period at a Lancaster City Council meeting to condemn remarks by Mayor Rex Paris about people experiencing homelessness and to demand an apology or recall.
The most direct criticism came from Aubrey McPherson, a public commenter, who said the mayor had “advocated for fentanyl to be pushed not once, not twice, but 3 times to our community.”…
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