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Irving residents urge more shelter services, accessible parks and restored domestic-violence shelter in public comments
Summary
Residents urged the Irving City Council on June 26 to prioritize direct homelessness services, restore park seating and reestablish a domestic-violence shelter rather than rely on displacement tactics.
Speakers during the June 26 public-comment period urged the Irving City Council to prioritize direct services for people experiencing homelessness, to restore seating and accessibility at public parks, and to support rebuilding a local domestic-violence shelter.
Angie Hoskins, who identified herself as disabled and living in South Irving, said she found no benches at Heritage Park during a recent visit and described the change as effectively restricting her access. “I rely on these benches no matter where I go because I can't walk very far,” Hoskins said, and she urged the council to “show compassion, love, concern and mercy for…
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