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Residents urge council to change policies after reported sweeps of unhoused neighbors; city staff and council cite rehousing work
Summary
Several residents spoke during public comment about recent sweeps of unhoused people, saying possessions (including IDs and medicine) were taken; speakers urged humane practices and storage of belongings. City staff and council members said outreach and rehousing efforts are underway and invited submittted written concerns to United Way and city l
Multiple residents raised concerns at the Aug. 19 Columbus City Council meeting about recent enforcement activity described by speakers as “sweeps” of people without housing. Speakers said belongings, including identification and medicine, were taken during those actions and asked the city to change practices to avoid losing essential items and to increase access to safe, permanent housing.
An initial resident commenter asked the council for the long‑range plan regarding sweeps and asked that personal property be preserved so people can retrieve IDs and medicine. “Our friends had IDs and medicine and personal valuable belongings taken from them,” the speaker said…
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