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Residents press Jefferson County Council for inclement-weather shelter and school bus safety
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to develop countywide inclement-weather overnight shelter options for elderly, veterans and single-income households, and a Hillsborough teacher requested county support promoting MoDOT 'Stop and Stay for School Buses' signs after a recent close call.
Residents used the council's public-comment period to call for two community-safety measures: a countywide inclement-weather overnight shelter strategy and broader outreach on school-bus safety signage.
Tara Lang, a community health navigator with Chestnut Health Systems, told the council the county lacks coordinated overnight shelter options outside business hours and urged the development of accessible short-term…
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