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Residents urge Newton City Council to address downtown homelessness and preserve Central High School
Summary
At the June 21 Newton City Council meeting residents described harassment by a downtown homeless individual and urged preserving Central High School; Council Member Jody Dixon said no decision to demolish the building had been made.
Residents pressed the Newton City Council on June 21 about increasing downtown homelessness and urged preservation of Central High School.
Alicia Blackburn of 317 College said she had "been cursed by, and chased by a homeless individual during the day around 3 p.m.," and told council that mostly older people live on College Street and fear harassment. Blackburn said she had called police and relayed that "Chief Sipe told her that there were no officers assigned to downtown." The meeting's…
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