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Residents press council on trafficking claims, neighborhood cleanups and zoo funding during public comment

Jackson City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Several public commenters raised a range of concerns during the council’s public comment period, including an allegation of trafficking involving local officials, calls for South Jackson cleanups and a request for budget support for the Jackson Zoo.

Multiple residents used the public comment period to raise safety and neighborhood issues.

Shontay Wallace alleged serious crimes involving her son and named judges and law‑enforcement personnel in the allegations. Wallace said she has been investigating her son’s case and expressed alarm that she cannot obtain local help; she told the council she brought pamphlets and asked members to accept them. Her remarks included direct accusations that judges and law‑enforcement…

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