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Resident describes volunteer cleanup at yacht club area, urges new approaches to downtown homelessness
Summary
A resident described a volunteer-led cleanup that has removed about 25,000 pounds of trash from a hill near the yacht club, reported finds of used needles, and urged the council to consider alternatives to the downtown situation including potential mitigation sites and increased patrols.
During public comment at the March 4 Shelton City Council meeting, resident Dean Jewett described a volunteer cleanup effort along the tracks near the yacht club and urged the council to consider additional steps to address downtown homelessness and public health hazards.
“We’ve removed about 25,000 pounds of garbage from the top of that hill,” Jewett said. He told the council volunteers included business owners, recovery-cafe…
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