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Public commenters urge council to act with care and protect marginalized residents
Summary
Two residents used the Feb. 20 Lexington council public-comment period to call for empathy and legal protections for marginalized people; an invocation preceded the meeting.
An invocation led by Reverend Aaron Austin of Central Baptist Church opened the Feb. 20 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting, and two residents delivered substantive public comments urging the council to protect marginalized residents and to act from a principle of care.
Reverend Aaron Austin, associate pastor of missions and outreach at Central Baptist Church, offered a prayer that asked the council to "look out for the needs of our neighbors" and to "create equitable systems and statutes." Austin asked that the council "make room and include voices that have been left out."
In the public-comment period, Phoenix Barrie, who identified their pronouns as…
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