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Residents press Middletown council for Gaza ceasefire language and stronger tenant protections
Summary
A long public‑comment period focused on calls for a council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and separate pleas to pass strong Good Cause Eviction protections; the mayor urged the matter is federal while some aldermen pushed to change meeting procedure.
Hundreds of minutes of public comment at Wednesday’s Middletown Common Council meeting were devoted to two recurring themes: calls for a city resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and advocacy for stronger Good Cause Eviction protections for tenants.
Organizers and individual speakers from Middletown and neighboring communities urged council members to adopt a ceasefire resolution that explicitly calls for an immediate and permanent halt to hostilities and an arms embargo. ‘‘Middletown is the only municipality among them that hasn't passed a ceasefire resolution,’’ said…
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