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Public commenter recounts severe injury to unhoused man, urges county task force on homelessness response
Summary
A resident and homelessness advocate described a High Ridge case in which an unhoused man lost seven fingers after exposure and delayed care, and she asked Jefferson County Council to create a task force or workshop to coordinate emergency responses for people experiencing homelessness.
Tara Lang told the council about a recent case in High Ridge in which an unhoused man was found injured and later lost seven fingers down to the first knuckle after successive hospital visits. Lang said volunteers, St. Vincent de Paul and parishioners arranged motel stays, transport and supplies, but that the case showed a reactive…
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