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Irving residents urge stronger enforcement, cleanup as downtown businesses report indecency and safety threats
Summary
Multiple downtown Irving business owners and residents told the City Council June 12 that chronic homelessness, public defecation and indecent exposure are harming businesses and threatening children; speakers urged increased patrols, trespassing enforcement, a local task force and sustained cleanup efforts.
Several Irving residents spoke during the public-comment period at the June 12 Irving City Council meeting to say chronic homelessness and associated public indecency in downtown Irving are harming businesses and posing safety risks to children.
Business owners and residents detailed repeated incidents of public urination and defecation, verbal assaults, drug paraphernalia and unwanted approaches to children. Steve Goen, owner of Glory House Catering, said he and his wife regularly find human waste and spend money repairing murals. “I average cleaning up defecation twice a week,” Goen said, and told the council he had documented incidents with photos and video.
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