Forest Park Ward 2 Councilwoman Karen-Brandee Williams says retaliation against her outspoken nature is why some of her follow council members, and the city's mayor and city manager, allegedly refused to make accommodations for a muscle-and-ligament disease she has.
Williams, who was elected to the city council last year, said she has vertigo and fibromyalgia, which often leaves her in pain, even during city council meetings. She said she has to use a cane, or sometimes a four-wheeled walker, to move around.
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