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Public speakers at Newcastle meeting urge park funding, remember longtime resident, and call for ending Flock Safety contract
Summary
During public comment, residents remembered a longtime civic participant, urged the council to prioritize the Promenade project and pursue a $200,000 state grant, and a speaker urged the city to end its contract with Flock Safety over privacy and security concerns.
Residents used the meeting’s public-comment periods to raise several issues with council members on Jan. 6.
Glenn Trotman opened public comment with a remembrance of longtime resident Kevin Duffy, who died over the holidays; Trotman described Duffy’s civic engagement and announced a memorial service at Saint Monica's Catholic Church on Mercer Island.
Gary Campin, speaking on behalf of Newcastle Trails, asked the…
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