Post by Clearwater Coalition on Jul 17, 2012 8:54:09 GMT -5
The City of Clearwater is using the services of Marbut Consulting to assess Clearwater's chronic vagrancy issues. Through visits and interactions with the homeless vagrants in various parts of the city, Dr. Marbut created a plan to address this issue.
The city is taking steps to change the behavior of vagrants like welding bathroom doors shut, banning sitting on public spaces, and gating the main library.
Is this the answer? Will it solve this problem or just require that everyone give up some freedoms and conveniences that were once available in the City of Clearwater?
Some articles in the Tampa Bay media -
"Clearwater leaders give early support to sidewalk sitting ban - " www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/clearwater-leaders-give-early-support-to-sidewalk-sitting-ban/1240732
"What Clearwater's saying: Library gate enhancement - " clearwater.patch.com/articles/what-clearwater-s-saying-library-gate-enhancement
"Clearwater programs offer a change of course for the chronic homeless - " www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/clearwater-programs-offer-a-change-of-course-for-the-chronic-homeless/1245398
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition Survey - www.scribd.com/doc/105127731/Vagrancy-Survey-Data#
The city is taking steps to change the behavior of vagrants like welding bathroom doors shut, banning sitting on public spaces, and gating the main library.
Is this the answer? Will it solve this problem or just require that everyone give up some freedoms and conveniences that were once available in the City of Clearwater?
Some articles in the Tampa Bay media -
"Clearwater leaders give early support to sidewalk sitting ban - " www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/clearwater-leaders-give-early-support-to-sidewalk-sitting-ban/1240732
"What Clearwater's saying: Library gate enhancement - " clearwater.patch.com/articles/what-clearwater-s-saying-library-gate-enhancement
"Clearwater programs offer a change of course for the chronic homeless - " www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/clearwater-programs-offer-a-change-of-course-for-the-chronic-homeless/1245398
Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition Survey - www.scribd.com/doc/105127731/Vagrancy-Survey-Data#