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Resident urges Apple Valley council to make March 12 resolution substantive, not just words
Summary
At the April 9 meeting, resident Maggie Brekken pressed the Apple Valley City Council to follow up its March 12 resolution denouncing Operation Metro Surge with concrete outreach, a plan to rebuild trust and disclosure of which lawmakers the council has contacted.
A resident told the Apple Valley City Council on April 9 that a resolution denouncing Operation Metro Surge risks being "posturing" unless followed by concrete steps to support affected neighbors.
"If you believe a resolution is performative, it is your job as leaders to give it substance," said Maggie Brekken, who identified herself as a resident of Apple Valley. Brekken said the March 12 resolution came after residents shared stories of harm and asked local government to "stand with them," but she said some council comments after that meeting suggested the vote was only symbolic.
Brekken asked the council to produce a specific outreach plan to rebuild trust with communities affected by the federal operation, and to disclose which state or federal representatives the council has contacted and what follow-up steps were planned. She said repercussions of search tactics — neighbors afraid to call 911, lost workers and customers, and populations feeling targeted — are local problems that deserve local responses.
A council speaker thanked Brekken for the comment and encouraged residents who missed the March 12 discussion to watch the meeting recordings for full context.
No formal council action followed Brekken's remarks at the April 9 meeting. The council continues to treat federal policy as outside its direct authority but faces local impacts, according to Brekken's statement.
