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Residents raise downtown hygiene and parking concerns; council outlines policing and social‑service responses
Summary
A downtown business owner described human waste and trash problems and ongoing parking conflicts; council members said they are increasing patrols, coordinating with social‑service agencies and using portable restrooms as a mitigation measure.
Several downtown residents and business owners told the council Monday that homelessness, human waste and trash are creating problems in the Heritage Plaza area and nearby blocks, and that existing portable restrooms and policing measures are not fully addressing the issue.
Bill Scully, a downtown resident and business owner, told council he and his staff have found human waste and trash in public restrooms and alleys and have been forced to clean areas ahead of events. “Twice within a week, I've had to clean up places where somebody's defecating,” Scully said, adding that…
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