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Residents urge Kenosha County to declare emergency and expand warming centers as shelters fill
Summary
Multiple speakers during the public‑comment period told the Kenosha County Board that local shelters are at capacity after a prolonged cold spell and urged an emergency‑weather declaration, published shelter lists and zoning flexibility to open temporary warming centers.
Speakers during the public‑comment period at the Kenosha County Board meeting on March 3 pressed county leaders for faster, clearer planning to protect people sleeping outdoors during prolonged cold weather.
Marita Huff of District 9 described her church, Emmanuel United Methodist, opening ‘‘five different times this winter’’ as an emergency warming center and said that during one storm ‘‘KHDS sheltered 75 people in motel rooms’’ including ‘‘27 children.’’ She told the board the county’s $30,000 share of motel vouchers, plus an additional…
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