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Yasmine Jumaa

Metro Council proposal would put unsheltered residents at risk amid frigid temps

Despite there being few places for houseless residents to go, sponsors continue to push a Louisville Metro Council proposal that would essentially prohibit them from inhabiting public spaces.

As temperatures plummet, Council’s Parks and Sustainability Committee considered another controversial change Thursday to an ordinance that was once meant to protect unsheltered residents. The original only restricts sleeping in recreational vehicles, or RVs, but the latest proposal would make it illegal to sleep in any car at a public park if you also live in it.

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