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Residents urge Casa Grande council to pursue managed camp or shelter for unsheltered people
Summary
Public commenters told the council the city needs a plan for unsheltered residents, citing citations, jail stays and lack of shelters; speakers urged a managed encampment or transition center and more coordinated follow-up by city and nonprofit partners.
During the council's public-comment period, multiple speakers urged the City Council to take more concrete action on homelessness and to coordinate better with nonprofit partners.
Barbara Sundest, who identified her address in Casa Grande, told council members that people she knows are sleeping in tents and vehicles and that some have received citations or spent nights in jail. “We don't see them…
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