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Public commenters urge immediate housing and procedure changes after two children died; callers press council for stronger follow-up
Summary
Multiple callers during public comment asked Detroit’s council to respond to the deaths of two children exposed to cold, urged immediate housing and shelter changes, and called for better outreach and follow-up for people in need.
Several public commenters used the Committee of the Whole’s public comment period to urge the council and city agencies to strengthen shelter procedures, outreach and follow-up after the reported deaths of two children.
Council members opened public comment by offering condolences; Council member Angie Woodfield Callaway and others noted the deaths and asked colleagues to keep the family in mind. Callers — including Betty A. Varner (president of the DeSoto Ellsworth Black Association), a caller who identified as Abby Hart,…
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