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Residents urge help for SNAP recipients and protest 'spider web' street project impacts
Summary
Public speakers pressed council to aid SNAP recipients amid a federal shutdown contingency and criticized a long‑running 'spider web' roadway project for disrupting small businesses; council said staff will meet with affected vendors and clarified there is no formal 'one‑mile' compensation rule.
At the public‑comment portion of the Nov. 6 meeting, residents raised urgent aid and business‑impact concerns.
Marvin Broadwater Sr. urged the council to prepare for SNAP recipients in the event of a prolonged federal shutdown and proposed soliciting private donations (as the council previously did for an outside audit) to temporarily assist…
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