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Pentops CAC presses county on visible river encampments and year‑round shelter options
Summary
Members asked county staff for briefings on visible homeless encampments along the river and the feasibility of a year‑round low‑barrier shelter; supervisors noted a housing trust fund set‑aside for land and reported Charlottesville is acquiring a building for continuous sheltering.
Members of the Pentops Community Advisory Committee raised resident concerns about visible homeless encampments along the river and asked county staff for an update on services and options.
At a meeting where the group set 2026 meeting dates, a committee member described recent car break‑ins and “homeless encampments along the river” that have become more visible with leaf‑off vegetation. The member asked whether the sites fall on county or city property and whether county staff could coordinate an informational update.
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