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Speakers urge council to use CDBG funds and vacant property for homeless services
5594400 · August 5, 2025
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Summary
Public commenters urged the city to include emergency homeless housing in its CDBG plan and to consider vacant buildings or eminent domain for shelter sites; speakers said the city has lacked a dedicated shelter since 2005.
Speakers during the public forum urged the Gulfport City Council to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and available vacant buildings to address homelessness, saying the city has lacked a dedicated shelter site since 2005.
Patricia Batiste, a long‑time…
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