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Residents at Lewiston meeting press council on syringe cleanup and demand accountability for survivor funds
Summary
During the council’s public-comment period, residents pressed for revisiting needle-exchange policies after a local resident said she was stuck by a discarded syringe and asked for aggressive cleanup protocols; another speaker urged an investigation into allocation of $1,900,000 raised for survivors and asked the council to seek return of funds to victims.
Several Lewiston residents used the public-comment period to demand action on public health and financial accountability.
"Stop protecting the syringe and start protecting the citizens," said a Ward 5 resident who identified themselves as Rinseoul after describing being pricked by a discarded needle and saying the council’s prior vote to support syringe-service programming left the broader public exposed to hazardous waste. The speaker demanded the council revisit needle-exchange policies and…
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