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Better coordinated services may help curb growing homeless population
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A small room with a window and door constructed under the Queen City Parkway bridge keeps one homeless person out of the elements.
A renewed focus on homelessness in Gainesville comes just as the population of those living on the streets grows beyond the resources available to serve them. “I think this has been an on-again, off-again issue in the community,” Councilman George Wangemann said. “I think the resources are here to address some of the needs of the homeless in the area.”