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Homeless residents urge county to halt May 6 closure of The Pines shelter
Summary
Two people who identified themselves as living in or assisting residents of The Pines shelter told the board closing the site would leave people with nowhere to go and urged the county to delay or provide a clearer plan for housing alternatives.
Audrey Willett, who identified herself at the meeting as homeless, told the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners she has been trying for seven years to find housing and said closing The Pines on May 6 would leave residents with nowhere to go.
"I am human just like you, and I am tired of fighting every day for the little bit of crumbs that I get," Willett said, describing life in her van and the difficulty of finding affordable housing in Traverse City. She told the board she had…
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