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Residents urge restoration of Veterans Peace Memorial and raise lead, speeding and voter-records concerns
Summary
During public comment, residents requested funds to rebuild a Veterans Peace Memorial by Veterans Day 2026, reported elevated lead levels in home water samples and asked for neighborhood safety measures and information about voter-record access by federal agents.
Several Wayne residents used the Feb. 17 public-comment period to press the council on local safety, public-health and memorial concerns.
Miss Panek urged the council to include funding in the 2026 budget to reconstruct and rededicate the Veterans Peace Memorial in Gaudi Park by Veterans Day 2026. She said she has contacted state Rep. Peter Hertzberg for financial support and emphasized urgency because many Vietnam veterans are elderly. "Let's get this…
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