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Students praise youth advisory council; residents urge action on transit funding and raise policing concerns
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 4 council meeting, HYAC students thanked the city for youth engagement, a resident urged action on reduced transportation funding after service cuts, and a student and a councilmember clarified an ICE arrest was the execution of a warrant; one resident raised a long-running civil grievance and alleged misconduct by a former officer.
Multiple members of the public used the Feb. 4 Holland City Council meeting’s public comment period to highlight youth engagement, transportation funding concerns and policing-community relations.
Molly Huggett, a junior who attends Holland High School, thanked the council for the chance to participate in the Holland Youth Advisory Council (HYAC). "Since joining Hyac in my freshman year, I've been able to be a part of the recreation committee and the social services committee," Huggett said, adding the experience has taught leadership, collaboration and communication and has let students contribute to community events and volunteerism.
Doreen Sun, a senior at Black River, told the…
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