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Sequim residents praise immigrant-support proclamation, urge data-privacy safeguards
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 23 meeting, residents thanked the council for a proclamation supporting immigrant neighbors and several speakers asked the city to clarify policies on municipal utility subscriber data and staff training; allegations about ICE actions were raised by a commenter and were not adjudicated during the meeting.
Several Sequim residents addressed the council during public comment on Feb. 23 after a proclamation recognizing immigrant community members was introduced earlier in the meeting.
Dale Jarvis of Happy Valley thanked the council for recognizing immigrant residents and said "our immigrant neighbors strengthen the economy of the Sequim Dungeness Valley." Lucia Vracin Fletcher, a retired health-care provider and volunteer with Indivisible Sequim, described distributing at least 150 "signs of solidarity" to local businesses and praised the proclamation as encouraging other…
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