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Bangor residents urge censure, transparency after committee members'' remarks at council meeting
Summary
Several residents at the Feb. 25 Advisory Committee meeting called for apologies, censure or abolition of the committee after members used derogatory language at a recent council meeting; committee leaders said the group will review conduct and follow up on minutes and process issues.
Members of the public urged the Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights to apologize, censure members or be disbanded after what multiple speakers described as name-calling at a recent Bangor City Council meeting.
Ray DuBois, a Bangor resident who said he has lived in the city since 1982, told the committee he was "here to speak in reference to the outburst and name calling that was demonstrated by a couple of the members of your committee 2 weeks ago." DuBois said the conduct he described undermined the committee's stated goals and suggested formal remedies including apologies, censure or removal from the committee.
The remarks were echoed by other…
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