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Live reporting by Ahmad Sayles
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Englewood police district council discusses its role in the community

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The meeting is taking place at the Kelly Branch, Chicago Public Library on 6151 S. Normal Ave.

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The crowd fills in. The majority of the attendees are Chicago Police Officers. https://t.co/q3aulBVtH1

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Chair of the District Council: Teresa Chandler calls the meeting to order.

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All 7th District Council members are present.

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All three district council members have confirmed/passed their roles on the council. https://t.co/JGH63cbfTn

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On to the next item on the agenda; Public commentary. No public commentary at the moment. But more community members are filing in.

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District council members are now delivering updates on upcoming events in the 20th Ward.

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Public comments that were just submitted begin. Mr. Johnson from the 17th ward is attending the meeting to address low voter turnout/civic engagement in neighboring communities.

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Ald. David Moore (17) has just entered the meeting. https://t.co/XYylExZfFl

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Ms. Miller, a community organizer from the neighborhood has asked if alderpeople have direct contact with 311 to address Englewood resident’s complaints.

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Joseph Williams: Community Engagement Coordinator begins a presentation on the 7th District Council. Englewood has 5 Alderpeople that serve the community. Hall, Lopez, Coleman, Taylor, and Moore. https://t.co/c1dXLf8ioK

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This meeting was put together in a week. Council members are detailing their roles to the community members.

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The 7th District Commander Lewis Courts is present.

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Ald. Coleman from the 16th ward is present.

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District Council member Williams ends his presentation. The next meeting is undetermined but will take place in June. With no further business, there’s a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded. Meeting adjourned.

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The City of Chicago District Council 7th meeting ends at 6:49 p.m. This ends my coverage for @chidocumenters find more information through Jana Simovic’s notes at http://documenters.org