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Advocates tell Kenosha council winter homelessness has spiked and shelters are at capacity
Summary
Speakers at the Feb. 2 meeting said shelters are full, cited a night with 155 people sheltered, and urged the council to adopt emergency procedures, add shelter capacity and support prevention programs.
Multiple community advocates told the Kenosha Common Council on Feb. 2 that local shelter capacity is strained during prolonged cold weather and urged immediate, coordinated action.
Byron Wright said the city is "having record numbers this winter," reporting that on one night 155 people were sheltered. He linked rising homelessness to a shortage of affordable housing and to past policy choices that reduced rooming-house options.
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