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Residents report cold‑weather shelter use, press council on ADA parking and sidewalks; city schedules downtown sidewalk forum
Summary
Speakers told the council a new cold weather shelter has sheltered 5–10 people nightly, urged more handicap parking on Railroad Avenue and raised sidewalk trip hazards; staff scheduled a Feb. 5 downtown sidewalk forum and asked for donations and volunteers for the shelter.
Speakers at the meeting urged city action on homelessness, accessibility and sidewalk safety, and staff announced a public forum on downtown sidewalk repairs.
Aaron Martenak, speaking for the shelter, said temperatures have been below freezing and the shelter has added a cold‑weather option. "We have put out a sign and just asked our staff to divide their time between downstairs and upstairs. I think we'll have between 5–10 people over the last 4 nights that have taken advantage of that," Martenak said.…
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