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Residents urge help for homeless neighbors, complain about utilities and traffic-calming issues
Summary
At public speaks, multiple residents raised concerns about homelessness enforcement, denial of utilities, a suspected light/sound harassment complaint, a large water-bill increase after meter replacement, and neighborhood speed-table safety; one nonprofit invited council to a fundraising event.
Nine residents spoke during the public-comment period, raising neighborhood concerns ranging from homelessness and enforcement practices to utility access and traffic-calming safety.
Roger Gates told council he has been denied utilities and pleaded for help: "I've been denied basic utilities such as water, sewer, and things of that nature because the city won't turn on the water because it's not in my name," he said, adding he has lived at the same address all his life and urged the council to use its…
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