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Council debates how to respond to person camping on Central Avenue benches
Summary
Dunkirk City Council members discussed repeated occupancy of downtown benches by a single individual and possible responses ranging from removal of property to seeking services; no new local law was enacted.
Council member Laskowiak told the City Council that a single person has taken up residence on Central Avenue benches and urged more active removal of that person’s belongings if he did not move: “The only 1 that can save him is himself.”
The exchange unfolded during the council’s standing-committee reports, where members and city officials discussed enforcement limits, outreach and the legal boundaries for dealing with people experiencing homelessness. The city’s police chief said…
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