Boise Mayor Lauren McLean responded on Wednesday to Governor Brad Little’s signing of Senate Bill 1141 , which bans people from sleeping or camping on public property in cities with more than 100,000 residents.
“At the City of Boise, we’ve been clear on homelessness: we won’t allow the problems of other cities here, and we’ll work intently — as Boiseans do — to create long term solutions that work,” McLean said in a statement. “Our city policy allows police officers and service providers the flexibility, when there aren’t available beds in the shelter, to connect those experiencing homelessness with needed services.”
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