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Local homeless committee holds first meeting; Steve Sparks chosen chair
Summary
Speakers reported the first meeting of a community homeless committee, elected Steve Sparks chair and Dr. Wilson vice chair, and announced a community meeting at the transition clinic this week to focus on hospital discharges and gaps in post‑release care.
A speaker during the Sept. 16 public‑comment period told the Wichita County Commissioners Court that the county’s newly formed homelessness committee met for the first time and elected Steve Sparks as chair and Dr. Wilson as vice chair.
The commenter said the committee’s immediate focus will be the discharge gap for people released from hospital care with no place to go. "Doctor Wilson [is] very passionate about health care for the homeless," the speaker said, noting several stories of people released from hospital care without housing or supports. The commenter said the committee elected leadership and "made headway" at the first meeting.
The speaker invited the public to a community‑wide meeting on Thursday at the transition clinic on Third Street; the speaker described the meeting time as 3:00 p.m. and said the clinic is across from the public health district. No formal county action was taken during the public‑comment period; the court’s agenda later moved on to consent items.
Ending: The public comment recorded the committee’s organization and the planned community meeting; the commissioners did not take action during the Sept. 16 session on homelessness programs based on that comment.
