During Monday night's Taylorville City Council meeting, Mayor Bruce Barry reported to the Council that he and Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler recently attended a meeting on the homelessness issue in the city.   Mayor Barry told Regional Radio News after the meeting, that it was a good first step.

Mayor Barry added that in that meeting, Pana officials also indicated the homelessness problem was an issue there.

Mayor Barry added that all the stakeholders will continue meeting to work towards solutions.