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Residents urge year‑round shelter; council asks county for point‑in‑time data and funding records
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to support year‑round sheltering and affordable housing; the council directed staff to request 2025 point‑in‑time data and records of county funding disbursements for local shelters and related programs.
At the Brainerd City Council’s June 2 public forum, residents pressed the council on homelessness policy and shelter operations, and the council voted to request detailed homelessness and funding information from Crowing County.
Marcia Ferris, who identified herself as a volunteer with a church group at the bridge on South 7th, described interviews with shelter guests and urged the council to support sheltering and long-term affordable housing solutions. Ferris…
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