The city or more importantly the mayor in my opinion is out of control with this homeless problem. They are literally following the homeless around and tearing down their tents.
Here is a photo from Lehighvalleylive.com
Who is ordering someone to follow the homeless around with a bulldozer and tear their tents down?
What are these tents made out of that we need a machine to tear them down? Curious does someone check if aanyone is in the tent before they ram it?
Where are all these peoples belongings? Did the city just trash them? I mean, cmon guys its 30 degrees outside and your doing this now? This is really inhumane.
My views on the homeless are this. Out of sight out of mind. If people want to be homeless that is their business. If they want help there is resources or should be.
I do hate the amount of trash around these camps. It all blows in the river. I hate the idea of people bathing in the river. Provide dumpsters and some sort of portable shower for them. The City can regulate the camps then. Have someone in charge of the camp to make sure the area stays clean and rules are followed.
Here are some comments I found online about the homeless issue:
4 comments:
Lets not forget the converted bathhouse at Fountain that was used to help the unhoused have a warm bed. It was converted with an anonymous donation, I wish whoever donated the money for that would ask for it back.
Remember, he was re-elected by a large majority so he must be doing some right. Although Fed Ed was reelected under indictment . Not sure if the problem is the voters or the politicians, or both.
I heard that bathhouse stank and there were drugs and fights occurring regularly.
We'll be hearing plenty of this argument during discussions for the 4% tax increase. Tuerk should have announced an 8% property tax increase prior to the election. I don't think the City's insurance carrier should allow homeless encampments on City property, especially in a floodplain. I also don't think it the City of Allentown's responsibility to sort out where homeless people should be living either. The City should be in the business of delivering needed services to its tax payers. There are plenty of non-profits, charities, liberal citizens and churches who have the ability to address this issue.
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