Surprise activists file petition to disincorporate city over safety concerns from detention center

A petition was filed to disincorporate the city of Surprise ahead of a City Council meeting. This comes after plans to build an immigration detention center near a chemical storage facility were made public.

Activist Jeremy Helfgot submitted the petition and says the issue is a lack of communication from city leaders.

“I would much rather see the elected leaders of Surprise stand up and do something, even take a meeting with community members so we can talk about the situation, Helfgot said…

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