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Residents press Forest Park council over data-center blasting, animal-control failures and transparency
Summary
Multiple residents at the March 16 meeting raised concerns about blasting at Fort Gillum tied to a data center, alleged environmental and property damage, delays in open-records responses, and months-long animal-control failures. The interim city manager defended staff processes and pledged follow-up; council agreed to seek more documentation and presentations from staff.
A stream of public commentators at Forest Park’s March 16 meeting urged the council for more transparency and action on a set of neighborhood grievances, including allegations of property damage from blasting at the Fort Gillum/data‑center site, apparent biohazard debris at the construction area, slow open‑records responses, and repeated animal-control inaction.
Zack Parker used his public comment time to characterize a pattern of "delay, denial, dismissal" in the city’s responses to residents seeking information about major development projects and city actions. Another speaker, Ann Peline, described months of…
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