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Residents press Forest Park council on stray dogs, fires and communications; council pledges follow-up

City of Forest Park City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, residents asked the council to postpone action on a proposed data center, reported stray-dog attacks and repeated neighborhood fires, and urged better resident communications; council members and staff committed to follow-up and to improve records-response procedures.

Several residents used the public-comment period at the April 6 Forest Park meeting to press the city on safety and communication issues.

Michelle Copeland, who identified herself as a Forest Park resident, said she had heard the mayor say at a recent town hall that the mayor lacked sufficient information about a proposed data center and asked whether the council could postpone action until the mayor had time to review the proposal. "Given this, I want to ask if it would be feasible to postpone any action related to the data center until the mayor has had sufficient time to review and…

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