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Residents urge stronger enforcement on downtown crime, learn about small-business scholarships and press for traffic calming
Summary
During public comment at the April 15 council meeting, residents described a downtown hazardous incident tied to a transient individual and called for more enforcement and leadership; an economic development official announced scholarships for business training; and a resident urged speed cushions on Seventh Street.
Several residents used Shelton's April 15 public-comment period to press the City Council on public-safety and homelessness concerns, while an economic-development official announced business-training scholarships and another resident urged traffic-calming measures.
Dean Jewett, a Shelton resident, described a downtown incident that required emergency response and said it raised questions about accountability and leadership. Jewett said a transient person "decided to kick over 55 gallon barrel of oil," leading to multiple emergency responses and cleanup costs. He urged stronger enforcement and questioned the effectiveness of local homeless-crisis responses and partnerships,…
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