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Pueblo City Council members vote to keep Community Commission on Housing and Homelessness

Pueblo City Council members vote to keep commission dedicated to fixing issues
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PUEBLO — Pueblo will keep its Community Commission on Housing and Homelessness. City Council members approved the measure in a six to one vote during Monday's meeting.

WATCH: Pueblo's Community Commission on Housing and Homelessness could be dissolved

Mayor Heather Graham said the commission was initially started in 2018 to find a way to shelter unhoused people in Pueblo. Before the vote, Mayor Graham said now that the city has the Pueblo Rescue Mission and a warming shelter, there is no longer a need for the commission.

But, commission members argued housing and homelessness are still among the top issues in Pueblo, and the commission should not be dissolved.

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Astronomy fans have a new cosmic visitor to watch for over the next few weeks

Colorado has some of the best places in the country to look at the stars, and over the next two weeks, you can see the comet of the year if you know where and when to look.

Astronomy fans have a new cosmic visitor to watch for over the next few weeks

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