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Residents tell council to rethink parking contract, casino pursuit and license-plate cameras
Summary
Two public commenters urged the council to address service degradation, segregation and senior services; a Roanoke resident criticized the Park Roanoke parking contract, warned a proposed casino would harm vulnerable residents and called Flock license-plate tracking a civil-rights risk.
At the Jan. 5 Roanoke City Council meeting two speakers used the public-comment period to press the council on community services and technology choices.
Erica Ortiz described declining services in her neighborhood and asked for better civil-rights outreach and more senior resources. "We are increasing our rate of people…
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