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Residents press council on drainage; firefighters urge pay and staffing changes
Summary
A resident asked the city to address a drainage issue near Metropolitan Baptist Church after a costly parking-lot project; Suffolk Firefighters Union speaker urged city leaders to adopt competitive regional pay and act on staffing rather than delay for further study.
Two non-agenda public speakers raised neighborhood infrastructure and public-safety personnel concerns.
Roy Johnson, who identified himself as representing Metropolitan Baptist Church, said a recently paved church parking lot (he estimated the project cost at more than $70,000) is not draining because an adjacent block is higher…
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