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Residents press council on homelessness, police conduct, scooters and tenant issues at open forum
Summary
At the council’s open forum residents urged action on affordable housing and disability supports, alleged police harassment, warned about Lime scooters’ sidewalk dangers, and raised tenant and pest-control concerns; staff offered to follow up with individuals after the meeting.
Residents used the council’s open forum to press a range of concerns that the council did not vote on but said staff would follow up on.
Desiree, a public commenter, urged support for the council’s affordable-housing funding and said many people experiencing homelessness have disabilities. "About 50 or more percent of people experiencing homelessness in The United States have some form of disability," she said, and urged stronger supports for single disabled individuals who lack access to…
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