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Residents urge stronger warming-center policy as council hears outreach updates
Summary
Speakers at public comment urged the council to do more for people living outside during freezing weather. Staff said the city monitors forecasts and will activate cold-weather shelters if conditions meet thresholds.
Several residents told the Westminster City Council on Jan. 13 they are worried about people living outdoors during freezing temperatures and asked the city to expand warming-center access.
"I had intended to speak tonight about the city's response to our unhoused residents living outside during the below freezing temperatures," public commenter Ellen Farb said during public comment, and she urged more consistent outreach and lower temperature triggers for shelters.
Farb said the…
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