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Residents urge Lansing leaders to halt encampment sweeps and expand housing and services after recent deaths
Summary
At least a dozen speakers during public comment pressed the Lansing City Council to impose a moratorium on homeless-encampment sweeps, expand case management and create sanctioned encampments or safe-parking options, citing several recent deaths among people experiencing homelessness and alleging failures by local rehousing programs.
Multiple residents and outreach workers told the Lansing City Council on May 11 that current practices for clearing unsanctioned encampments are harming — and in some cases causing the deaths of — people experiencing homelessness, and they urged immediate policy changes.
Darren, who identified himself as a member of Punks with Lunch Lansing, said outreach workers provide food, supplies and Narcan and that the city must stop sweeps and invest in case management and alternatives to clearing camps. "Please stop killing our neighbors," he said, testing the council's…
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