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Public comment at Committee of the Whole: deer safety, inclusion work and a youth civic proposal
Summary
At the March 16 Committee of the Whole meeting, three public commenters addressed varied topics: a resident urged restrictions on urban bow hunting after vehicle-deer encounters, a community organizer described a 'collective care' inclusion initiative, and a young resident proposed pairing youth with commissioners to learn city government.
Three members of the public spoke during the Committee of the Whole public comment period on March 16.
Edward Nickerson, who identified himself as a Kalamazoo resident, urged tighter restrictions on bow hunting in the city after describing repeated close encounters with deer and one collision with his vehicle near…
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