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Council hears Project SupportU data as city prepares public forum on syringe-services ordinance
Summary
Project SupportU supervisor Ernestine Peralta told the council outreach staff average about 100 contacts per week and that syringe waste is concentrated in encampments; the council set a public forum for Dec. 15 and a policy workshop on Jan. 4 to inform a potential ordinance.
Auburn City Councilors pressed staff for details about needle waste, outreach and cleanup responsibilities on Dec. 1 as the council continued a discussion about syringe services and a potential local ordinance.
Ernestine Peralta, supervisor for the community outreach team at Spurlink, told the council she oversees the syringe-exchange program located at 1155 Lismond Street and the Project SupportU mental-health liaison program. "Project SupportU are mental health liaisons that accompany the law enforcement, fire, and EMS on calls that are related to mental health and substance use," Peralta said.…
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