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Resident urges action on homelessness; council shares event, budget and utility notices
Summary
A resident raised concerns about homelessness in Defiance at the Oct. 14 council meeting; council members announced trick-or-treat and parade dates and discussed a water treatment plant purchase order and electricity aggregation opt-out notices.
A resident urged Defiance City Council on Oct. 14 to do more to address visible homelessness in the city, describing people sleeping in public spaces and asking what additional help the city can provide.
The resident, during the public-comment portion of the meeting, said, “I understand there's about 200 of them, and I don't know what to do to help them out,” and described people sleeping in graveyards, on the bridge and in other public areas. The resident also advocated…
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