An student group at IUP and their upcoming event was a topic of discussion at last night’s Indiana Borough Council Meeting.
Representatives of the student group Turning Point USA were in attendance, and during public comment, defended themselves as a student group focused on open discussion on the topics of free market, free speech and limited government. Chapter Co-Founder John Cintron, a junior at IUP, responded to recent calls that their group is racist and fascist, saying they were false and they welcome people of all beliefs and races.
The group is hosting an appearance in April by the national founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kurk, but recently, there was a riot among protestors outside a similar event at Colorado State University, and that prompted some concern among community members like Denise Jennings-Doyle over the safety of students and community members.
Representatives with IUP’s chapter of Turning Point said that security details will be provided to make sure that everyone remains safe.
In other business, the Community Center Building project was once again discussed. Last month, the then-borough manager Bradley Gotshall said that work had to stop as workers were too close to high-tension power lines, and those lines had to go underground. The original cost for that was $80,000. Last night, Council President Peter Broad announced that he negotiated with Penelec to reduce the cost by half, and Penelec would move a utility pole at no cost to the borough. He also said that the lines would go underground and they would use horizontal drilling to go under the streets and sidewalks to minimize any traffic impact.
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