Resident urges county action on homelessness, cites neighborhood fires and boarded buildings

During the public-comment portion of the hearing, resident Larry Storer described what he called escalating neighborhood safety problems in Dundee and Walnut Hill, saying boarded-up buildings, burned properties and encampments are affecting residents.

Storer said he has been paying taxes since 1971 and asked county and city officials to visit the affected blocks with him. He singled out an address he believes is providing housing services and said the presence of people and vehicles there has contributed to vandalism and fires. Commissioners thanked Storer for raising the concerns and noted planned or upcoming public meetings with law-enforcement and service providers; no board action was taken at the meeting specific to the sites he named.