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Community groups update council: ECHO reports 43 clients assisted in 2025 year‑to‑date; businesses raise dumpster fee concerns
Summary
During community forum, El Camino Homeless Organization reported housing and prevention numbers for the year and invited the public to a neighborhood meeting; a consultant representing businesses raised concerns about a $33.91 customer fee for removal of locked dumpsters when crews cannot pick them up.
At the community forum portion of the meeting, local nonprofit and business representatives gave updates to the City Council.
Mary Verdin, CEO of Verdin Marketing, presented a Gold MarCom award the agency received for the Visit Atascadero “All in Atascadero” campaign and thanked the city and Visit Atascadero partners for the collaborative work on multiple marketing campaigns.
Wendy Lewis, CEO of El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO), told the council the nonprofit held a neighborhood meeting…
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