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Observers see need to address homelessness in downtown
Some downtown Shelton business owners are complaining that city ordinances are not being enforced in Brewer Park, including illegal trash and blocking public sidewalks.
Arriving at work one Monday morning, Kathleen Blanchette found remnants of a fire at the front door of Forest Funeral Home on West Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton.
"I have installed outdoor cameras at my business at the advice of the police," Blanchette told the Shelton City Council at its Aug. 6 meeting. "I have also put in extra lighting, but I still have human feces, both front and back at different times, in the built-in planters out front. There has been soiled men's underwear, there has been used female products. I have had my windows broken."
Blanchette told the council and a packed...
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