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Residents urge help for unhoused elders and more police; cooling centers and housing options suggested
Summary
During public comment at the June 2 meeting, residents asked the council to find housing solutions for older unhoused women, suggested repurposing a former nursing-home site as temporary housing or a shelter, called for cooling centers during extreme heat, and urged the city to prioritize police hiring amid local safety incidents.
Several residents used the council's public-comment period on June 2 to press the city for immediate, local responses to homelessness and public-safety concerns.
Barbara Sundust, a resident who identified her address and said she volunteers with Laundry Love, described elderly women living in cars and urged the city to pursue tangible options. "These people are being shoved out and no place to go," Sundust said. She suggested Pavilion Place, a former nursing-home building she believes…
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