Mount Pleasant City Commissioner Hanna Demerath proposed a new ordinance to put free menstrual products in City restrooms at the City Commission meeting on Sept. 14. ⁠ ⁠ “This is just the beginning steps to this, but I really think that period poverty in this area is something that isn’t talked about,” said Demerath, “Being in the area that we are at, we have a lot of poverty, and I think it’s easy to overlook how something so small and mundane can actually affect someone's life like this.” ⁠ ⁠ The commission unanimously voted to continue the conversation of free menstrual products. There will be more information given with a presentation from Central Michigan University medical student Harsna Chahal on period poverty and data collected from city employees at the meeting on Sept. 28. ⁠ ⁠ Click the link in the bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ ✍️Beth Nocerini 📸Cristin Coppess⁠ ⁠ #studentjournalism #cmlife #lifeatcentral #mountpleasant