(The Center Square) – Following the deferral of multiple ordinances related to homelessness, the City of Spokane has announced a series of roundtable discussions to solicit community feedback starting next week.
The announcement followed a string of conversations and policy proposals geared toward mitigating the crisis. While there is some common ground among city council members, there’s still a divide over how to approach the issue of homelessness.
Rather than handle the ordinances individually, the majority of the council decided to defer the legislation to garner more feedback. The council will host its first roundtable discussion over the ordinances on Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Spokane’s Central Library near City Hall.
“As a City, our issues are complex so the solutions will be just as complex,” Council President Betsy Wilkerson wrote in a news release on Thursday. “Therefore, it is important to hear from the community to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to address homelessness.”