PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A racial equality committee in Maine’s largest city is taking comments about public safety until the middle of March.
Portland’s Racial Equity Steering Committee is asking for the public’s feedback about the intersection of public safety and racial equality. It’s taking comments until March 15.
The committee held two public comment sessions in which it gathered feedback. City officials said they want to make sure residents who could not or did not attend the sessions are still able to comment.
The Portland City Council created the committee with a resolution it passed in July. City officials said its goals include “recommending changes, as necessary, to various policies, structures, and procedures related to public safety that may disproportionately impact Black people and other persons of color.”
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