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Local residents urge tougher response to street drug use, encampments and downtown safety
Summary
Several residents used the City Council public-comment period to describe drug activity, overdoses and encampments near downtown Shelton locations including the library, and asked the city for immediate action to restore public safety.
Shelton — During public comment at the Oct. 21 Shelton City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the council and staff to address what they described as rising drug use, overdoses and open encampments that are affecting downtown public spaces and businesses.
Nelly Peebles told the council she was speaking from personal experience and cited statewide overdose statistics. “Even 1 death is too many,” Peebles…
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