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Council to convene stakeholders on downtown homelessness and mental-health incidents
Summary
Council members discussed recent incidents and differing community perspectives on downtown unhoused people, and asked staff to convene stakeholders including United Way to plan coordinated responses and services.
Anniston City Council members discussed recent downtown incidents involving people experiencing homelessness or mental-health crises and asked staff to convene a multi-stakeholder discussion to identify responses that balance public safety and services.
Council members said perceptions of the number of unhoused people downtown and occasional incidents have prompted concern…
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