Unhoused Population

City Council this evening was another full on example of just how dysfunctional and out of touch these leaders are at executing the functions of this city.  The members of this community have been asking for years to help with the unhoused population problem.  The council and mayor pretended to listen to the community and told concerned citizens to give their numbers to Mike Hanlon.  Will there be a follow up or outreach?  No one is going to reach back to any of these people. Its an outright joke.

  I am sure the only one that may reach out will be Cece because she has been a champion for the homeless for years.  Yet her colleagues just laugh at her and ignore her concerns.

Now while I think the unsheltered deserve space made available by the City, I do not share the sentiment that anyone has the right to occupy space that is owned by another property owner.  There would be no reason to own a property if anyone could live there. The city put the cart before the horse…once again.

I want to note that before everyone blames Mr. Hyman, someone should look in AFD because I am pretty sure they complained about 2 near drownings they to deal with by the property and the fact it is a flood plain.  Just saying.

Moving on:

The city administration should have been in discussion with community leaders and partners before making such a haphazardly executed move.  The council, Mayor, CED Director, and Public Safety are the failures here and the unsheltered personnel are the ones that are going to pay the price. 

It Is reality that the area is a flood plain and presents a safety concern.  They should be SAFELY moved in a DIGNIFIED manner that protects them and also provides security for land owners.

 The council and Mayor need to do better which I do not think they will or be voted out.  It is disgraceful the way the city leaders reacted to this very important issue.  Tonight I witnessed failure after failure of our elected officials and a reactive government that does not care about people.