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Montrose City Council to hear second reading of camping ban
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Montrose City Council to hear second reading of camping ban

By Kyran Nigro | WesternSlopeNow.com Montrose City Council is currently working on an ordinance to ban overnight camping in their public spaces and parks. The city council already had its first reading of the ordinance last week, and the second will take place Tuesday, Oct. 29 before taking a vote to make it an official policy. READ THE FULL STORY AT WESTERNSLOPENOW.COM
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Douglas County bucks trend on handouts – and homeless population craters
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Douglas County bucks trend on handouts – and homeless population craters

By Christina Coulter  | Fox News Due south of Denver's homelessness crisis, a  Colorado county has nearly eradicated its own unhoused population with a simple message to its citizens: "Handouts Don't Help." Throughout Douglas County, there are about 70 signs with the message at intersections and roadways that were once popular hangouts for area panhandlers. Each sign directs citizens to DouglasHasHeart.org, where they can redirect their donations to the Douglas County Community Foundation. The county took to print media and advertisements online to spread the message through the community. "The thought dawned on me from a common sense standpoint – I saw a lot of people like my daughter feeling conflicted at an intersection," Republican Douglas County Commissioner Ab...
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