Albany Common Council Update 9 - 7
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English - September 12, 2023 15:49 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At the September 7 Albany Common Council meeting, the public comment period was flooded with advocates for the city’s homeless population. Last month, the council proposed resolution 88.82.23R to discourage residents from giving money to panhandlers. This excerpt is just a portion of the activists and advocates that came forward to speak against the resolution, which at the meeting was ‘held’, meaning it was not voted on, but also not withdrawn.