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Residents urge Georgetown council to address homelessness and downtown safety
Summary
Multiple residents told the Georgetown Town Council that panhandling, loitering and perceived law-enforcement gaps are hurting downtown safety and commerce; commenters urged more citizen reporting, health inspections for a local shelter, and organized community responses.
Georgetown — At the Aug. 25 Georgetown Town Council meeting, several residents urged the council to take action on homelessness and public-safety problems they say are affecting downtown businesses and residents.
The comments came during the public-comment portion of the meeting and focused on loitering, aggressive panhandling and what speakers described as repeat nuisance behavior near the shopping center and other town locations.
Shelley Wise, of Old Park Avenue, described repeated incidents she said local police did not resolve and said residents are…
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