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Residents urge council to investigate CPS and allege police rights violations during public comment
Summary
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to accuse Child Protective Services and local police of rights violations and to request oversight and records; several speakers said they would submit video or records and asked the council to act, while members repeatedly cautioned about decorum and clarified the council’s limited authority over CPS.
Several Canton residents used the public-comment period at the council meeting to press elected officials to investigate Child Protective Services and to review police conduct.
Jeff Bowman, who said he represents Aaron Shopping Plaza, asked the city for clarification after receiving conflicting guidance from zoning and building engineering about removing structural signs at the old McKinley Theater; he warned that removing those signs could destabilize the building and asked city staff to follow up. “We’ve contacted zoning and building engineering ... we’re getting 2 or 3 different answers,” Bowman said. The city’s safety director offered to meet with him after…
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