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Residents press council on board residency, RIA funding and a Black Lives Matter mural; mayor and council respond

Jackson City Council · March 10, 2026
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Summary

During citizen comment, residents asked whether certain board members must live in the city, criticized funding for Residents in Action (RIA), and asked that a Black Lives Matter mural be removed; the mayor and council responded and defended the public art.

Several residents used the citizen-comment period to raise policy and civic-conduct concerns. Christy Davis asked whether a list of boards requiring city residency exists and urged transparency about two prospective appointees’ ties to unions. She said she was “not opposed to assistance for the police or for a fire,” but asked that any potential connections be…

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