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Residents press council on homeless shelter relocation and budget priorities
Summary
Public commenters and council members debated the mayor's budget priorities and the future of a proposed low-barrier homeless shelter; speakers urged transparency on potential relocation and emphasized prevention services.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the March 10 Huntington City Council meeting to press for details on a proposed relocation of a low-barrier homeless shelter and to express concern about budget cuts to services that help people experiencing homelessness and substance-use disorders.
Jack (identified in the record by first name) told the council that federal and state benefits are being reduced and raised concern that the mayor’s budget prioritizes policing approaches to public-safety problems affecting people who are homeless or have substance-use disorders. Jack said those choices could leave people without evidence-based supports and result in criminalization: “When people's lives are…
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