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Mayor, police chief report shelter usage and invite council to volunteer for Wausau emergency shelter
Summary
City officials reported the Wausau-managed shelter had served roughly 90 unduplicated individuals with nightly occupancy ranging from 40 to 58; the police chief invited council members to volunteer on June 23 to observe operations and inform future policy decisions.
The mayor and Police Chief Barnes updated the Wausau Common Council on May 20 about the city’s role in operating the WMC emergency shelter and the work of the joint county–city homeless task force.
Chief Barnes said May 20 marked the 27th night the city had been responsible for running the shelter. He provided usage figures: a low-night census of 40 and a high-night census of 58, and said the shelter had served roughly "the…
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