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Local residents urge council to help keep Phoenix Center open; call for police accountability
Summary
Two citizens urged Springfield officials to act: one asked the council to help the Phoenix Center avoid closure and another called for independent police-accountability and surveillance protections during the March 16 meeting.
Two public commenters raised community-service and public-safety concerns at the March 16 Springfield City Council meeting.
Justin Courtney, a Springfield resident, told the council the Phoenix Center — a local LGBTQ community and resource organization that also serves people living with HIV — is at risk of permanent closure because of leadership and funding issues and a temporary freeze on state grant funding. Courtney said the center provides critical services, including what he believes to be a small shelter, and urged council members to volunteer to work with the center to…
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