Community members meet with Councilmember Reynolds to address gun violence

The Gun Violence Task Force’s Community Pillar held its first meeting last week with much of the same goals as the LFUCG pillar, which met on Thursday, August 17th. This group is made up of representatives from local non-profits dedicated to addressing and preventing gun violence, as well as passionate community activists and neighbors who have been directly or indirectly impacted by gun violence in Lexington.

This meeting introducesdthe members of the group and established some priorities for the work that needs to be done in the community. The group highlighted distrust with the police and government, lack of mental health services, and general community hopelessness as top issues to address. Their next meeting will be Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6pm in Community Room B at the Lexington Public Library Central Branch.