I attended the City Council meeting on Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. Councilman Brzezinski was absent. During public comments, constituent Freda Tepfer urged council to make sure there is no collaboration with ICE enforcement activities. The City Council held a public hearing to designate the Erie Cemetery a Historic Site. Matthew Falcone, the city’s historic preservation planner, explained that the cemetery holds historic significance through having the first woman, Emma Hay, to serve as a superintendent of a cemetery. The cemetery also has visual prominence in Little Italy and Erie as a whole, Falcone said. The meeting addressed the following ordinances and resolutions:
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