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Board says Nancy Devereaux Center will close main Empire site as city hears pleas over homelessness
Summary
The Nancy Devereaux Center board told the Coos Bay City Council it will forfeit the business license, sell the 1200 Newmark property and deliver services through partners; public speakers linked the center’s closure to service gaps and one man’s hypothermia death.
Representatives of the Nancy Devereaux Center told the Coos Bay City Council on Tuesday that the organization plans to close its main Empire facility, forfeit its business license and sell the 1,200 Newmark property while it restructures services through partner organizations.
Dr. Timothy Lynch, chair of the Devereaux Center board, said the board "decided to close the 1,200 location and sell the property," and will shift distributions and services…
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