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Local outreach group urges softer enforcement, more services for people living on Bremerton streets
Summary
A volunteer from Bremerton Prayer Walk and Rock the Block told the council that strict enforcement of the city's anti-camping ordinance is displacing people and hampering outreach; she asked for more compassionate approaches, restrooms and detox options.
Jocelyn, a volunteer with Bremerton Prayer Walk and Rock the Block, told the City Council the downtown street environment has become chaotic and said enforcement of the city's anti-camping ordinance is being used to move people in ways that make outreach and basic care more difficult. She urged the council to use a more compassionate approach…
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