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Flathead officials get pushback after calling on community to stop helping homeless people – “It’s a lifestyle”
January 24, 2023/
At least one housing advocate has said the three commissioners should resign due to their “out-of-touch” rhetoric.
Last week, Republican commissioners Brad Abell, Randy Brodehl and Pam Holmquist signed a letter alleging that the homeless population in the Flathead Valley is growing because of services being offered in the area, including a low-barrier shelter that opened in 2019.
A letter signed by county commissioners called homelessness a ‘lifestyle’ and blamed a Kalispell shelter for the increasing number of people on the streets.
