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Residents urge city action after families placed in Motel 6 report infestations, safety concerns
Summary
Multiple residents testified about poor conditions, mice, mold, and alleged drug and prostitution activity at a local motel where Montgomery County places families in emergency housing; neighborhood services and police said they will increase coordination and investigation.
Several Gaithersburg residents used the public‑comment period Monday to press the city and county to take action after families placed by Montgomery County emergency housing programs were temporarily housed at a local motel, which speakers said is unsafe and unsanitary.
Residents described infestations, mold, inadequate cooking facilities and safety problems at the motel. “We have families that live there with disability children… We have families that live there with disability children. The Montgomery County culture being violated,” said LaShawn Crenshaw, identifying herself as a Gaithersburg resident. She described disabled children living in rooms without stoves and…
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