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Resident urges housing and treatment over jail; council highlights outreach, resource navigator concept
Summary
A Richland resident urged the council March 18 to prioritize affordable housing and treatment rather than incarceration for people experiencing homelessness; councilmembers described outreach efforts and a proposed resource navigator role as part of responses.
At the Richland City Council meeting on March 18, 2025, resident Brian Peak urged the council to pursue affordable housing and treatment options for people experiencing homelessness instead of expanding jail capacity. Peak told the council many people who are unhoused decline services when the options offered amount to incarceration or unsafe group settings.
"Simply because something may only improve the lives and well-being of a community a little bit does not mean we should instead opt for a solution in which we haul off people without a home…
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