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Residents press city on encampment and safety responses; local pastor proposes hotel‑shelter pilot and real‑time routing system
Summary
Residents reported an encampment on the Little Dry Creek/Winona Ditch trail that posed open‑fire and public‑safety risks; a resident and an unhoused pastor presented detailed proposals and urged city action at the Aug. 11 council meeting.
During public comment at the Aug. 11 Westminster City Council meeting, several residents described safety problems and fire risks from an encampment on the Little Dry Creek/Winona Ditch trail adjacent to Kennedy Park ballfields. Jessica Johnson described an encampment that arrived Aug. 1 and persisted nearly a week, involving open fires, bathing in the ditch, loud disturbances, blocking the path and safety concerns for seniors; she said multiple non‑emergency reports to police and rangers did not result in relocation and that the city’s…
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