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Residents urge reinstate homeless task force, propose mitigation site
Summary
Multiple residents told the Shelton City Council that the city should reinstate its homeless task force and plan a supervised mitigation site to reduce harms, connect people to services and improve public safety and quality of life in downtown areas.
Several Shelton residents used the council’s public-comment period on March 18 to urge the city to reinstate a homeless task force and plan a formal mitigation site to provide sanitary shelter, services and case management for people experiencing homelessness.
The callers described visible encampments and public-health concerns downtown and urged a coordinated, evidence-based response. “Reinstating the homeless task force is a critical first step,” resident Alicia Otto told the council, saying the task force previously united nonprofits, faith groups, housing authorities and health providers to pursue longer-term solutions. Otto asked the city to…
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