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Residents raise blight and homelessness enforcement concerns; caller credits ambulance blood policy with saving life; schools resource fair announced
Summary
Residents at the Aug. 18 Elkhart council meeting raised neighborhood blight and homelessness enforcement concerns, a caller credited a recent ordinance allowing ambulances to carry blood with saving a crash survivor, and schools staff announced a resource fair.
A range of neighborhood concerns, community announcements and criticisms were raised during public comment at the Elkhart Common Council meeting on Aug. 18.
Resident Ralph Spellbring, who said he has lived in the East Jackson area for more than five decades, spoke about historic road routes and then addressed state politics. Several residents and council members thanked city staff and partner organizations for recent downtown events featuring the Commodores and Kool & the Gang.
Councilman Curry and Councilman Mishler reported on neighborhood association activity and local cleanups. Curry thanked city crews and 3-1-1 coordinators for supporting a neighborhood cleanup and said volunteers helped ready a house damaged by a tornado. Mishler said his neighborhood association…
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