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Resident urges county pause and data review on shelter plans, cites concerns about conditions and intake practices
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 11 Davis County Commission meeting, resident Jennifer Garner urged commissioners to pause shelter planning until the county gathers more data, and described operational practices she said hinder exits from homelessness.
Jennifer Garner of Layton used the public-comment period at the Feb. 11 Davis County Commission meeting to call for greater transparency and a pause in moving forward with shelter plans until the county collects and reviews more data about operations and client needs.
Garner said she has worked for many years with people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness and described operational problems at a downtown shelter she cited as a comparison point. She said “about 70 percent” of people she encountered there had mental-health…
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