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Arcata staff and community discuss homelessness response; volunteers report trash removal efforts and call for services
Summary
City staff said a homeless-services working group met with county and local partners to discuss collaborative solutions; public commenters described extensive trash, needles and volunteer cleanup work and urged comprehensive services and harm-reduction measures.
City staff reported on a recent homeless-services working-group meeting and several members of the public used the Aug. 20 public-comment period to describe outreach, cleanup and service needs related to homelessness.
A staff speaker (identified in the meeting as a city staff member) told the council the homeless-services working group included representatives from the county, the local shelter-focused nonprofit Arcata House, the community development department and community arts groups; staff described the meeting as…
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