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Carbondale residents press council for a neutral ‘peace resolution’; mayor enforces public-comment rules
Summary
Citizens urged Carbondale’s City Council to adopt a broad, nonbinding peace resolution and raised concerns about municipal spending and equity during public comment. Council members said a neutral draft is circulating and legal review remains the last step.
Residents used the public-comment period at the Carbondale City Council meeting to press elected officials for a neutral "peace resolution" and to raise broader concerns about equity and city policy. Multiple speakers — including Connor Sullivan, Mack Lynn Makloughe and others — urged the council to adopt language opposing war generally or to act on specific foreign-policy spending concerns.
Mayor Harvey opened the meeting by restating the council’s public-comment rules, including the four-minute limit and the…
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