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Meriden residents urge council to tackle loitering, drug activity near Saint Casimir and Community Towers
Summary
Multiple residents at the Meriden City Council meeting urged stronger enforcement and code changes to address loitering, drug use, and public‑safety risks around Saint Casimir/Cashmere Street and the Community/Willow Towers, and warned a proposed linear trail could increase neighborhood exposure to those risks.
Residents of Meriden’s Area 1 used the council’s public‑comment period to press elected officials for more aggressive enforcement and code changes after repeated incidents near Saint Casimir/Cashmere Street and the Community/Willow Towers.
Lauren Humpage, 87, framed her remarks around long‑term economic and social change in Meriden, saying the city has far fewer businesses than in the 1950s and urging officials to consider measures that would keep people and commerce in town. "We don't have any major business in town," she said, arguing the city should consider a moratorium on certain new…
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