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Homeless residents urge Roseville council to pilot low-barrier managed camping and cite Auburn mobile shelter as model
Summary
Multiple public commenters who identified as experiencing homelessness urged the City Council to pursue a low-barrier, managed camping pilot, citing Placer County's mobile shelter in Auburn as a working model, and urged steps to reduce environmental and public-health impacts of informal encampments.
Several members of the public addressed the council during the Sept. 3 public-comment period urging the city to pursue a low-barrier managed camping pilot and other approaches to reduce harms associated with unsheltered homelessness.
Leah, who spoke both as a person experiencing homelessness and an advocate, asked the council to "consider a low barrier tent city, a safe managed space where people can rest, access services and begin their journey to stable housing." She cited Placer…
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