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Haitian Americans receive an apology: Haitian Americans voiced their concerns Thursday to Fort Lauderdale city officials at the first town hall meeting to reach out to the community since 2003.

Miami Herald (Miami, FL)

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Byline: Darran Simon

Mar. 10--Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas offered his apologies Thursday to the city's growing Haitian population for not reaching out to the community. Gretsas made his remarks before some 300 people who had packed into the cafeteria of North Side Elementary School for the city's first town hall meeting since 2003 with members of the Haitian-American community in Fort Lauderdale. The city, its police department and North Side Elementary hosted the meeting in English and Creole for Haitian-American residents to learn about city services and meet city and school leaders. "We need to be doing more of this," Gretsas said, of the meeting that was organized by Junia Jeantilus-Robinson, Fort Lauderdale's community relations specialist who works with the Haitian-American community. "I think we need to be meeting quarterly to discuss issues that affect your community." CITY LEADERS Several other city leaders attended the meeting, including Mayor Jim Naugle, Police Chief Bruce Roberts and Broward School Board Chairman Benjamin Williams. Gretsas and other city officials addressed questions on issues ranging from what some perceived as discrimination against Haitians to frustration over the paltry number of Haitian Americans on the police force, in the school system and in decision-making positions in city government. "We have qualified Haitian Americans who can work at any single level in this city," said Francois Leconte, founder and CEO of Minority ...

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