Post by a. Pizzarelli on Aug 31, 2015 12:35:30 GMT -5
We have a real problem in West Palm Beach with Homeless loitering.
A few months back I started taking a real interest in the homeless community. What I really started to notice is the same faces in the same places. What grinds my gears is how these unfortunate souls loiter around Clematis Street and the waterfront. To me it's almost as if the city/county spent all this money redeveloping the waterfront to accommodate the local homeless population.
I believe an enforceable "No Loitering Law" may help clean our main street of commerce and waterfront up.
I chose the location of this ballon on the map as a highlight of a potentially dangerous situation. This spot is home to "Radio Man." He's there every day and night and I got to tell you he plays good music sometimes. I ride by him multiple times each week. I've stopped and spoken to him on a few occasions and even floated a $20 here and there. My perpetual concern about Radio Man is that one day he snaps and attacks someone who is walking by. Furthermore this bold stance on the waterfront over multiple years emboldens others to stake their claim to local territories.
There's this local operation called The Lords Place. Over the years I've donated a few condos worth of furnishings. If you're following my #LiVE2GiVE #Str8ReaLestate efforts you'll see where we make $888 donations when people sell property using my services. To get this off the ground I approached The Lords Place to accept a pledge of about $15,000 which they refused. What got me a bit flustered is how little interest there was in my efforts. What took me to the level of #WTF thinking was a not so simple question I asked.... "How many beds are needed to eliminate Palm Beach County Homelessness?" The answer was "I don't know" and there was no follow-up on my inquiry to ask this question again and again until an answer was found. So.... "How many beds are needed in Palm Beach County to eliminate homelessness?"
What I see here is an opportunity to handle this issue in a gentile compassionate fashion. Where Fort Lauderdale got national headlines for their aggressive approach to the situation WPB may be able to attract national headlines for a compassionate approach to the issue. I believe a good look into how many beds the city/county/state needs, some potential sites to create an effective shelter and of course how much money will be needed to operate such a location are solid 1st steps. Once these items are determined I believe the city should get aggressive and clear out all the loiterers on Clematis, the Waterfront and all along North Flagler Dr, Curry Park....... & yes I will take action with you too.
It's vital to address this concern before All Aboard Florida starts. If WPB stays as homeless friendly as it is now there is a good chance Homeless populations from Orlando, Ft, Laudy and Miami will save their pennies and hop the train to WPB to settle down. Furthermore, if we figure out a winning formula these same cities will look to us to lead there solution on the topic.
The 1st step to the solution is finding out haw many beds will eliminate PBC and WPB homelessness and then work from there to resolve iT.
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A few months back I started taking a real interest in the homeless community. What I really started to notice is the same faces in the same places. What grinds my gears is how these unfortunate souls loiter around Clematis Street and the waterfront. To me it's almost as if the city/county spent all this money redeveloping the waterfront to accommodate the local homeless population.
I believe an enforceable "No Loitering Law" may help clean our main street of commerce and waterfront up.
I chose the location of this ballon on the map as a highlight of a potentially dangerous situation. This spot is home to "Radio Man." He's there every day and night and I got to tell you he plays good music sometimes. I ride by him multiple times each week. I've stopped and spoken to him on a few occasions and even floated a $20 here and there. My perpetual concern about Radio Man is that one day he snaps and attacks someone who is walking by. Furthermore this bold stance on the waterfront over multiple years emboldens others to stake their claim to local territories.
There's this local operation called The Lords Place. Over the years I've donated a few condos worth of furnishings. If you're following my #LiVE2GiVE #Str8ReaLestate efforts you'll see where we make $888 donations when people sell property using my services. To get this off the ground I approached The Lords Place to accept a pledge of about $15,000 which they refused. What got me a bit flustered is how little interest there was in my efforts. What took me to the level of #WTF thinking was a not so simple question I asked.... "How many beds are needed to eliminate Palm Beach County Homelessness?" The answer was "I don't know" and there was no follow-up on my inquiry to ask this question again and again until an answer was found. So.... "How many beds are needed in Palm Beach County to eliminate homelessness?"
What I see here is an opportunity to handle this issue in a gentile compassionate fashion. Where Fort Lauderdale got national headlines for their aggressive approach to the situation WPB may be able to attract national headlines for a compassionate approach to the issue. I believe a good look into how many beds the city/county/state needs, some potential sites to create an effective shelter and of course how much money will be needed to operate such a location are solid 1st steps. Once these items are determined I believe the city should get aggressive and clear out all the loiterers on Clematis, the Waterfront and all along North Flagler Dr, Curry Park....... & yes I will take action with you too.
It's vital to address this concern before All Aboard Florida starts. If WPB stays as homeless friendly as it is now there is a good chance Homeless populations from Orlando, Ft, Laudy and Miami will save their pennies and hop the train to WPB to settle down. Furthermore, if we figure out a winning formula these same cities will look to us to lead there solution on the topic.
The 1st step to the solution is finding out haw many beds will eliminate PBC and WPB homelessness and then work from there to resolve iT.
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