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Residents press Essex County commissioners on Weekway Park restoration, mosque shooting follow‑up and jail and welfare service problems
Summary
During public comment county residents urged action on Weekway Park and Dividend Hill restoration, asked for prosecutor communication after the mosque shooting, and raised urgent concerns about jail conditions, drug availability in the jail, and long delays in welfare processing.
A string of public commenters used the meeting’s public comment period to press county officials for fixes to park neglect, better communication about a mosque shooting, and improved county services.
Lisa Parker, a homeowner and district leader, urged the county to select entertainment for Veterans Park that reflects the community’s racial and cultural diversity and asked for more advance notice about polling‑place changes. Antar Mateen, representing the Muslim community, said that in January the community lost its imam to gun violence and appealed for an update from the prosecutor’s office and for a community dialogue, saying…
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