September 22, 2020Asheville City Council
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Motion to deny the budget amendment because it does not advance our stated goals and instead perpetuates systematic racism when we have a generous…
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“Councilman Haynes moved to deny the budget amendment because it does not advance our stated goals and instead perpetuates systematic racism when we have a generous call for community healing which includes a demand that 50% of APD’s budget won’t be invested back into the Black communities.”
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