The Bethlehem Gadfly

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• Councilman Colon: "Now is the time for listening and to keep the dialog going"
  
• Councilman Colon: a lot of fear but not a lot of understanding
  
• Councilman plans to address concerns about potential unethical practices in a City department
  
• Councilman Reynolds nudges the Chief for a plan
  
• Councilman Reynolds on the Community Engagement Initiative: looking at the ways that we as a community can end systemic racism and create an equitable city
  
• Councilman Reynolds opens his mayoral campaign!
  
• Councilman Reynolds requests a Community Engagement Plan outline from the City
  
• Councilman Reynolds to Councilman Callahan on the ethics issue: explain more or apologize
  
• Councilman Reynolds: "I do not have confidence that Mr. Callahan should continue as our liaison to the Parking Authority"
  
• Councilman Reynolds: "It is not enough just to say that we can have peaceful demonstrations here"
  
• Councilman Reynolds: "This has got to be a completely transparent conversation"
  
• Councilmembers Reynolds and Crampsie Smith propose creating a citywide Community Engagement Initiative within our police department
  
• Councilmen Callahan and Reynolds fact-gather on the proposed Polk Street Garage
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith on the Community Engagement Initiative: building deeper, stronger, and more trusting relationships between the public, individuals, and the community as a whole
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith running for re-election
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith: "I applaud all the sides"
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith: "This area needs to really be given attention"
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith: "We must work together as a city to insure that all our community members and visitors of color feel safe, secure, equal, and loved"
  
• Councilwoman Crampsie Smith: sympathy and support not mutually exclusive
  
• Councilwoman Negron declares!
  
• Councilwoman Negron: "I'm here to tell you that our city needs your civic engagement."
  
• Councilwoman Negron: "I'm not the only one who is appalled"
  
• Councilwoman Negron: "It is no longer time to be asking for a seat at the table"
  
• Councilwoman Negron: "our city needs your civic engagement"
  
• Councilwoman Negron: "There's a lot of wrong-doing, a lot of wrong going on right here"