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Residents and people with lived experience urge expanded housing, services and outreach at council meeting
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged the city to increase affordable housing, coordinated services, and direct outreach to people experiencing homelessness; speakers asked for a designated staff person and use of local funding streams.
At the Feb. 12 Fond du Lac City Council meeting, several residents and people with lived experience spoke during the public-comment period about homelessness, urging increased affordable housing, more accessible mental-health and addiction services, direct outreach to people who are unhoused and a designated city staff person to coordinate responses.
Brandy (speaking through a representative, Amy) said mental health, substance abuse, high housing costs and insufficient support services make it difficult to escape homelessness and asked for “comprehensive mental health and addiction services that are more accessible.” Jacob…
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