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Residents and council debate downtown homelessness, park seating removal and enforcement options
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about removal of downtown tables and chairs used by people experiencing homelessness and about increased nuisance behavior; council and staff described outreach, enforcement options and the limits of municipal authority.
Several residents raised concerns during public comment about removal of public seating downtown, the visibility of people experiencing homelessness and alleged increases in vandalism and public nuisance behaviors.
Resident Rick (public commenter) said he hoped a proposed brownfield apartment project would succeed but objected to using tax incentives for a project he said would create no new permanent jobs. He also asked about removal of tables and chairs downtown and said he was worried those changes affected people living…
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