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Board favors consortium approach, not criminalization, to address unhoused residents
Summary
Trustees reiterated they will not criminalize homelessness and said the village manager is coordinating a multi‑community consortium to seek collaborative, humane solutions for people who are unhoused; residents urged formation of a task force and clarity on objectives.
Multiple residents raised concerns about specific people sleeping on a downtown bench and urged the village to act; trustees and the village president on Sept. 2 responded that the village will not criminalize being unhoused and is pursuing a collaborative consortium of neighboring communities and health providers to identify humane…
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