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Local pastors and residents urge participation in MLK events and press state bills in council public comment
Summary
Pastor Karen Schafer invited the council and community to Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition events including an ecumenical celebration, peace march, and theater performance. Another resident, Laura Lisi, urged stronger maternal-health measures and questioned a proposed caregiver tax credit and an environmental bill she described as allowing 'AI wastewater' into streams.
At the Jan. 13 Lebanon City Council meeting, public comment included invitations and policy appeals from local residents and faith leaders.
Karen Schafer, pastor of Bethel AME Church and a resident of 1631 Shawhan Road in Morrow, asked the council and community to attend Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition events. Schafer said the coalition (serving Warren County) will hold an ecumenical celebration at Resurrection Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. on Monday the 19th, a peace march…
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