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Residents raise concerns about ICE activity; Council asks city manager to respond
Summary
During a lengthy public-comment period, residents raised concerns about recent ICE activity. Council Member Mary Ann Pacheco requested a statement from the City Manager’s office; Mayor Vinatieri asked the City Manager to contact commenter Nicole Ortiz about services she offers.
A large number of residents and callers addressed the council during the public-comment period on June 24, pressing the council on multiple subjects and formally placing comments on the public record. The transcript lists dozens of live and teleconference commenters; the record of written materials and videos was noted as part of the official record.
Council Member Mary Ann Pacheco said she had attended a prayer event and a protest related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and asked the City Manager’s office to prepare a statement responding to residents’ concerns; she also raised sanctuary-status issues. Following public comment, Mayor Joseph A. Vinatieri asked City Manager Conal McNamara to contact public commenter Nicole Ortiz to follow up on services Ortiz described during her comment.
The transcript provides the names of many commenters but does not include verbatim text of individual public comments in the minutes provided; the city clerk indicated submitted documents are on file with the City Clerk’s Department and that video of the oral communications is available on the City’s website.
