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Council accepts mayoral ad hoc homelessness committee report, committee recommends permanent panel and regional coordination
Summary
The Auburn City Council voted unanimously to accept a report from the mayor's ad hoc homelessness committee that documents local counts, recommends a permanent homelessness committee, calls for prevention and expanded housing options and urges regional coordination; staff will post the report on the city website.
The Auburn City Council unanimously accepted a report Thursday from the mayor's ad hoc committee on homelessness that documents rising homelessness indicators in the city and lays out prevention, intervention and housing expansion recommendations.
The committee, co-chaired by Dave Bilodeau and Bill Lowenstein, told the council it met 14 times between March 2024 and January 2025 to gather data and craft recommendations. The report recommends establishing a permanent homelessness committee, pursuing a regional strategy with Lewiston and Androscoggin County, incorporating homelessness into the city's comprehensive plan discussions, increasing affordable…
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