Bereaved mothers in a Michigan city pleaded with the council for action at its last meeting before local elections

Tiffany Owens stood before the city council in Saginaw, Michigan, struggling to contain her anguish.

“I hate this city because this city took away something that was so precious and dear to me. I’ve been living here all my life and I had to bury two of my kids. They out in Forest Lawn cemetery,” she said, her voice shaking with grief.