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Kenosha residents press council for more shelter capacity, tenant protections and road safety

Kenosha Common Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

During public comment Jan. 5 residents urged the council to expand shelter capacity and address predatory landlord practices; another speaker described repeated crashes and unsafe pedestrian conditions on the 60th Street corridor and asked the council for a transportation study.

Marita Huff (7939 34th Avenue) told the council the Shalom Center’s reported capacity (60–80 people depending on staffing) does not meet local needs and said she counted at least 61 people living outside during a recent holiday outreach. Huff asked the council to support small housing options, increase HUD funding uses for…

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