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Residents urge Fayetteville City Council for transparency, an ICE noncooperation policy and action on pollution
Summary
Speakers during the public forum urged the council to correct a misreported vote, expand transparency and accountability, adopt a clear noncooperation policy with ICE, and address alleged pollution of the Cape Fear River and imminent demolitions affecting residents.
A half-dozen residents used the public forum at the Fayetteville City Council meeting to press the council on transparency, immigrant protections and environmental harms.
Lizette Rodriguez of Freedom for All told the council she had re-read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' and warned against prioritizing order over justice, urging council members to welcome dissent and ensure community voices are represented. Angela Tatum said the city has mishandled…
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