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Virginia Organizing urges Portsmouth council to accelerate shelter capacity and warming stations after early snow event
Summary
GW Thompson of Virginia Organizing told council an early snow event left people vulnerable and asked the council to expand emergency shelter capacity, accelerate permanent shelter development and strengthen outreach; he requested updates and that warming stations be placed on a future agenda.
During non-agenda public comment at the council's final meeting of 2025, GW Thompson of Virginia Organizing urged the council to expand emergency shelter capacity, accelerate development of permanent shelter and strengthen outreach after an unusually early snow event that caught many people off guard.
Thompson described prior interagency coordination during a…
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