March 20, 2024 Update:Â Councilman Glenn has rescheduled the immigration public forum to May 2, 2024, due to the originally scheduled meeting falling on Good Friday.Â
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima City Councilman Derry Glenn is seeking the community's input on the recent increase in immigration.Â
Glenn will be holding an open public forum about the Haitian immigrants coming to Lima. He says he's heard many concerns from residents on both sides of the issue, so he wants to hear everyone's opinions. Information gathered at this meeting will help develop potential solutions to problems faced by both migrants and current residents.Â
"Let's come out, and let me know the good, or the bad, or the ugly in this situation. So we can work together because everybody deserve, everybody deserve housing. I know a lot of folks are saying some don't have green cards, some don't have this, they don't have passports, they don't have different things. Let's discuss in this meeting if you know these things," said Derry Glenn, 6th Ward councilman.
The meeting will be held at the Wingate Hotel, located at 175 W Market Street, Lima, OH 45801, on May 2, 2024, at 6 p.m.
