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Council authorizes mayor to declare local emergency to allow temporary warming shelters during extreme cold
Summary
Facing an imminent cold snap and gaps in zoning for emergency shelters, the City of Warren council approved a motion asking the mayor to declare a local state of emergency to allow temporary shelters and streamline approvals until the next council meeting.
The Warren City Council approved a motion asking the mayor to declare a local state of emergency to protect people exposed to forecast sub‑zero temperatures and to allow temporary shelters without special‑land‑use approval while the emergency is in effect.
Council Secretary Mindy Moore explained the request, citing an interagency meeting with police, fire, and residents about shelter availability and the limits of existing shelter intake windows. Moore said the city’s zoning ordinance does not specifically allow emergency or homeless shelters and that special land‑use hearings would take too long to permit temporary sites in the immediate…
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