localissue
nounUK /ˈləʊkəl ˈɪʃuː/
US /ˈloʊkəl ˈɪʃuː/
A local issue is a problem that happens in your own town or neighborhood.
The broken streetlight was a local issue that the neighbors wanted to fix.
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2. A topic that mainly affects people in one small area.
Recycling pickup was a local issue discussed at the town meeting.
3. A matter handled by a city or town government rather than a national one.
Fixing the park benches is a local issue, not a national one.
4. Something printed or published in a small community newspaper.
The school fair made the front page as a local issue.