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Residents tell Meriden council they feel unsafe; allege Housing Authority liaison absences
Summary
At a Meriden mayor and city council meeting, multiple residents raised safety concerns—citing drug use, assaults, and patrol gaps—while several commenters and written submissions accused the Meriden Housing Authority of closed-door meetings and inconsistent liaison attendance.
Multiple Meriden residents used the council’s public input period to press elected officials on public-safety and housing-authority concerns, saying police presence is insufficient, drug activity is affecting children, and Meriden Housing Authority (MHA) engagement with the community is inconsistent.
Dan Zborowski, who spoke first, questioned the city’s firehouse distribution and said he was troubled that “American Housing Authority. They are holding closed door meetings with our city manager,” adding that the acting…
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