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Residents press council on ICE records, jail detentions and neighborhood safety; staff offers follow-up
Summary
During the second public-comment period, multiple residents raised concerns about disputed demolitions and tax liens, police conduct at the Christmas parade, records referencing ICE and longer-than-allowed detainee holds; city staff offered to meet with speakers and review records.
Several residents used the council—'s public-comment period to press city leaders about demolitions, policing, immigration-enforcement agreements and conditions at the local jail.
Kerry Houston described an ongoing dispute over a property at 1418 Calvary Street that she said was denied permits and later demolished; she said an $8,000 demolition charge was placed on the property as a tax lien and asked whether the lien could be removed or paid separately. The council directed staff to meet with her after the…
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