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Residents urge council to do more on homelessness; one speaker criticizes push for state camping ban
Summary
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to urge more services and outreach for people experiencing homelessness; one speaker criticized council members for seeking a state camping ban that would supersede a local ballot initiative.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — During public comment at the March 19 Morgantown City Council meeting, several residents urged the council to increase attention to homelessness, addiction and mental-health services and criticized officials’ moves to pursue a state-level camping ban.
Orlando Cruz, who identified himself as a South Park resident, said the city “definitely have a homeless problem” and described gaps in services, including…
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