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Delegation, council seek stronger statewide support for shelters, street medicine and syringe cleanup
Summary
Bangor council and state legislators discussed homelessness response, mobile syringe service licensing and funding for street medicine, urging statewide coordination and new grant support for needle cleanup.
City officials, public health staff and members of the state legislative delegation used Monday’s joint meeting to press for a more coordinated statewide approach to homelessness, street medicine and syringe cleanup.
Councilors and legislators described an ongoing HIV cluster, gaps in local public-health capacity and a patchwork of mobile syringe service licenses they said the municipality sometimes learns about only after licenses are issued. Council Chair Pelletier and Councilor Beck said they want clearer communication and shared processes so communities are not…
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