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Resident warns county emergency-warming plan falls short as nearly 750 unhoused people remain
Summary
At the Nov. 10 St. Charles County Council meeting, Amy Robertson said the county has "just under 750" unhoused residents, including children, and urged the council to fund sheltering beyond the current emergency-weather standard and to add the issue to an upcoming work session.
Amy Robertson, a member of the Community Advisory Board who spoke on her own behalf, told the St. Charles County Council on Nov. 10 that the county is falling short on emergency weather response and sheltering for people without homes. "Currently, St. Charles County has just under 750 unhoused citizens," Robertson said, adding that many are children living in vehicles, storage units or extended-stay hotels.
Robertson said the county's five-year emergency-weather plan sets a low threshold—sheltering people only when temperatures fall below 20 degrees after 9 p.m.—and that the county…
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