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Residents urge Oakland County commissioners to bring ceasefire resolution to a vote
Summary
Multiple Oakland County residents urged commissioners to bring a ceasefire resolution concerning the Israel–Gaza conflict to the board floor. Speakers criticized the chair for not allowing a vote and appealed to the county’s values; commissioners did not vote on such a resolution at the meeting.
Several members of the public used the board’s second public‑comment period to urge the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to bring a ceasefire resolution on the Israel–Gaza conflict to a vote and to explain why no such measure had been presented.
Speakers—including Naval Sater, Amrit Coley and Heather Burnham—urged the board to support a ceasefire and to use county influence and investments to reflect values of justice and human dignity. Amrit Coley told the board she opposed the violence and said, "Mister Woodward…
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