Columbus City Council approves new task force for homelessness

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus leaders are moving forward with a new plan to address homelessness. United Way’s leaders pitched the new proposal to city council Tuesday, and the measure passed unanimously.

Council voted Tuesday night to support United Way’s request for a public-private partnership, a project that was first presented earlier this summer but pushed back for more discussion.

Earlier presentations of the project involved a wholly new plan funded by the city. Councilors were concerned about federal funding and budgeting…

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