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Speakers at council meeting urge changes to local homelessness services and case management
Summary
Two public commenters at the Sept. 16 Ocala City Council meeting described personal experience with homelessness and urged changes to local service providers, including case management and locations of soup kitchens and shelters.
During the public comment portion of the Ocala City Council meeting on Sept. 16, two speakers addressed homelessness services and case management in Marion County, urging the city to change how some services are delivered and to connect speakers with housing-case managers.
Jason Tolbert, who identified himself as currently unhoused and the owner of a registered service dog, said he had been removed from the Office of Homeless Prevention list after staff told him they require verifiable income. Tolbert said he…
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