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Residents accuse committee leadership of inaction on contractor contract, allege racial bias
Summary
During open forum residents criticized committee handling of a contractor issue they described as harmful to Latino residents and accused city leadership of racial bias; council did not take immediate action on the allegations and directed procedural follow‑up where appropriate.
Berwyn — Two residents used the council's open‑forum period to press elected officials about a recently discussed contract and to allege failure of leadership and racial bias.
Domingo Ramirez, who identified his address during public comment, said a committee meeting about a contractor (the "flock" matter) failed to produce action and called on leadership to void the contract and show support for Latino residents. Ramirez said he was limited when he attended the prior meeting and accused the committee chair of failing to lead. "If he's…
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