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Residents urge Roanoke City Council to appoint Trish White Boyd as interim councilor; other speakers back Evelyn Powers
Summary
Dozens of citizens used the council's public comment period to press the city to fill a vacant council seat, with multiple speakers endorsing Trish White Boyd for her prior council experience and institutional knowledge while others urged the council to appoint Evelyn Powers in deference to recent election support.
Dozens of residents used Tuesday's public-comment period at the Roanoke City Council to press members to appoint a successor to the recently vacated seat, and two names emerged repeatedly: Trish White Boyd and Evelyn Powers.
Supporters of Trish White Boyd framed their argument around her prior experience and steadying influence. "She worked tirelessly and endlessly for the benefit of our city," said Martha Goode, noting White Boyd's fundraising for the Henrietta Lacks statue and civic leadership. "She organized private and public forums to raise over a $140,000 to put the statue that we have out front in place," Goode said. Former Mayor Sherman P. Lee Sr.…
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