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Multiple speakers urge Denver to improve services for people sleeping in vehicles and on the street
Summary
Several public commenters told the City and County of Denver that existing programs for people sleeping in vehicles and houseless families are falling short, citing an allegedly unlawful tow, gaps in resource-center support, and calls for better real-time responses from city services.
Several speakers at the Denver public comment session pressed the City and County of Denver to do more for people who are unhoused, describing lapses in a safe-parking program, difficulties accessing resource-center help, and immediate needs for families sleeping outdoors.
Brian O'Shea said he enrolled in a city safe-parking program through the Saint Francis Center but that his vehicle was towed on Thanksgiving without prior warning. "I had a title that was signed over to me,…
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