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Residents press council for indoor pool, forensic audit and senior repairs during citizen forum
Summary
During citizen forum, residents urged the Gulfport council to pursue an affordable indoor pool, a forensic audit of city finances, and quicker action on senior housing and porch repairs; speakers also flagged urgent needs tied to the federal shutdown and local services.
Residents used the council's citizen forum to press elected officials on several recurring priorities: building an affordable indoor pool, ordering a forensic audit of city finances and accelerating repairs for seniors and low-income residents.
Doctor Matthews urged the council to pursue an indoor pool near the beach that would be affordable and would provide swim lessons. "Our children need to know how to swim," the…
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