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Public commenters urge compassion, warn enforcement could harm people as council weighs shelter and services
Summary
Public commenters at the March 19 Bremerton City Council meeting urged the city to prioritize life-saving support for people living outdoors and cautioned that stepped-up enforcement could push people away from services.
Speakers during the public comment period urged the council to prioritize life-saving support for people living outside and cautioned that stepped-up enforcement of anti-camping rules could make outreach and care more difficult.
"We really need to on the side of human compassion. We need to on the side of human life," said Jocelyn of Bremerton Prayer Walk and Rock the Block, who described people on the street losing limbs and one recent death she said might have been preventable…
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