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Residents Urge Better Resource Access, Landlord Registry and Downtown Hotel Intervention
Summary
Public commenters at the Sept. 2 meeting urged the council to improve visibility of homeless resources, consider a landlord registry and reengage on redevelopment of the boarded Wyndham Hotel; local organizers offered concrete steps for city action.
A series of public comments at the Sept. 2 Springfield City Council meeting urged the city to improve access to services for people experiencing homelessness, consider a landlord registry, and reengage on downtown hotel redevelopment. Rick Chatterjee, treasurer of the Land of Lincoln DSA, said the county maintains a comprehensive resource list that is hard to find online and urged the city to produce portable, visible materials such as brochures and public bulletin boards. "This knowledge gap means that we have funding, human resources, and services that are already available, but…
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