Comments on: County Commissioners to Consider Draft Ordinance Addressing Homeless Issues

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:30:26 +0000

All commenter
Thumps up, Thumps us

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:19:25 +0000

Citizens need to start showing up at these meetings. The commissioners will do other things while you are speaking like; talk among themselves, put out tweets, update fakebook status, check emails, ignore you, etc but you still need to attend the meeting and speak out. I know it takes time away from your already busy life but the commissioners need to be micromanaged and see that we care about what they are trying to do/not do. The homeless issue is a big one. It has gotten progressively worse and more violent over the years as leaders are afraid to take a stand against their donors. Supposedly, there has already been 35 MILLION dollars in the past year spent on “homelessness” in Leon County alone. What do we have to show for our money as it stands today? And now we have “Covid funds” being used to have 2 H.O.S.T. deputies out there to connect the homeless to resources? I thought that was a social worker job. Deputies are law enforcers. Social workers are social enforcers. Matters not how much money is spent, it only encourages the status quo. Take for instance, one of the craziest policies was to shut down/limit the Homeless Shelter and force hotels to accommodate the homelessness during Covid. Who thought that one up? That is why we now have the North Monroe Task Force instituted by the commissioners to attempt to fix the problem they created. Odd way of doing things. The County Attorney is right where we can not criminalize the “homeless” status but if the “homeless” person chooses not to accept to abide by the laws/ordinances/statutes whatever you want to call them, then yes they should be criminalized just like a “homed” person would be. If they need mental help, they need to be taken to a mental health facility. If they are jobless, take them to facilities that assist in cleaning up, interview skills and get them in a job. Good God Almighty, there are plenty of jobs right now! If they are engaging or wanted for criminal activity, they are taken to the jail. If they are lost and need a way home, get them the transportation back to their home. Serving the least among us does not mean to enable. It means to give them a hand to get back on their own feet.
Thankfully, it is campaign season and the commissioners need election points so I am sure we will see some profound policy making tonight.

By: Dennis Barton

Dennis Barton — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:53:41 +0000

I am not so sure there is any such thing as “homeless”. I think there are some folks who just aren’t “home”…So check the ID of the panhandler-urinator-whatever and buy him or her a bus ticket to the address on their ID which is very probably their home.. Problem solved.

By: pat

pat — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:57:13 +0000

The County’s proposal is laughable and reflects they have no idea how to deal with the homeless. The penalty for camping out at Lake Ella and peeing on the sidewalk if a fine. Does the Commision really believe a bum is going to pay a fine? Will the Commision issue warrants to those that haven’t paid their Pee Fine on time? Maybe a free bus ride is appropriate for the Bum to take him to pay his fine. What if the Bum wants to contest his charge? Will the State provide a Public Defender? Liberals never hold anyone accountable. Face it, Liberals are weak on crime and clueless on dealing with the homeless. But you can count on them to always raise your taxes.

You could just stop giving the Bums money and food. Instead direct them to the homeless center but remind them they have to be a Florida Resident to stay there.

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:46:16 +0000

“Solving or fixing” problems is never on any leftist politicians agenda. What is on leftist agendas is the spending of massive money in the name of problems with the goal being getting reelected through enriching friends and associates which generates political contributions. The leftist politicians all know at some point if problems get bad enough most communities will elect conservatives that will fix problems.
So you see it is totally unreasonable to expect our current crop of elected nannies to fix problems.
Not gonna happen.

By: Mike L

Mike L — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:46:59 +0000

The commissioners must be job scared, that is the only time the ever try to do anything about a real problem.
I was at the light at Blairstone rd. and Apalachee pkwy yesterday. A homeless man was throwing a large stick high up in the air like a baton right next to traffic. I had to slam on the brakes to keep from running into him while he tried to catch his stick. As I sat there at the light he started throwing it again right next to my truck. I told him if he hit my truck, he was going to have a problem. He became unhinged and started screaming at the poor woman in the car behind me.
The commissioners have created this problem, and it’s going to take more than lip service to fix it.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:02:25 +0000

Numerous task teams, countless consultant studies, and millions upon millions upon millions of tax dollars wasted on feckless ideas and promises to fix the unfixable… but hey, let’s fine them $50 for craping on someone’s door step… that’ll do it.

… and around the mountain we go… AGAIN

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:06:34 +0000

Better late than never… County Commissioners were too preoccupied before with their re-election campaigns, double-dipping jobs (Nick Maddox), illegally voting taxpayer funds to J T Burnette, illegally giving Waste Pro contract to Gary Yordon/Scott Maddox’s client, junkets to Sandestin and Amelia Island, illegally diverting infrastructure funds to a football stadium, etc…

Note to Voters: Wake- Up!!