The future of a tent city that has been home to about a dozen homeless residents is in jeopardy – some have lived in the camp off of Route 1 near Midway Presbyterian for nearly two years.
Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew Blakeman, who has checked on the residents over the past two years, said he is helping make arrangements to move the residents off the property by Saturday, April 5.
“I was contacted by the troop that the landowner sent a letter saying he wanted everyone off his property because he received a letter stating he was in violation of county code,” Blakeman said. More
This is right near the WaWa in Lewes. That lady that runs the soup kitchen right there needs to let them all move in with her. She's the one that TV show came down and built the place for her without proper approval from zoning.
I don't envy those who have to make them move.Not one single Presidential candidate has addressed the homeless situation in many years.Zero concern at the top is disturbing because it means zero funding for the agencies dedicated to their plight."Volunteers" end up digging in their own pockets to provide the necessities,just like school teachers who spend their own money to buy supplies for their students.Who knows the answer?
There is really not much to address with regards to the "homeless situation" 1:11. Those classified as the chronic homeless who live in these "tent cities" have many resources available to them. It's their choice and their choice alone whether to take advantage. Many of the reasons are drug and alcohol use which is against the rules at shelters. Another is places like shelters have strict rules including check in times. Federal, state and local governments (feds upwards of 4 billion/year) have dumped tons of money into homelessness resources and it's done no good. Very few turn their lives around. The bottom line is-You cannot help people who refuse to even help themselves a little bit. Has never worked, it won't work and will not ever work in the future.
This should have never been allowed! Allowing a bunch of Hobo's and bums living on someone else's property! Trespassing, littering, defecating in holes, no means of support, means they are vagrants, and therefore should have been arrested! The police should be disciplined, if not fired! Sworn officers are supposed to uphold the laws!
The most cost effective way to solve this is to give them all the alcohol they want and let them drink themselves to death. You can not help anyone who doesn't want to help themselves and that's exactly what lives in tent cities.
Careful all of you greater than thou hypocrites, you never know when you might find yourself in the same situation. Life has a funny way of turning on us. What you have today, could be gone tomorrow.
Good news! Ocean City is adding many new beds at their South Transit Center. There's even a small roof to protect from rain. Take a look... South Division Street.
When someone says something along the lines of this may happen to you or could happen to you that is inaccurate. The reason being is just about everyone teetering on the brink of being without a home, does have family or even a friend to move in with. We see it all the time, with a adult child and their children who move in with a parent. (incidentally those children are considered "homeless" in the eyes of the government) The problem with those who end up on the streets in tents is that they have burned all their bridges with family and friends, more often than not because of a substance abuse problem. This causes them to steal and possibly be violent due to something knows as substance induced mood disorder/psychosis. The 'mental illness' is another area where the average person is uninformed. The 'mental illness' exhibited by the homeless is more than likely to be substance induced.
This is right near the WaWa in Lewes. That lady that runs the soup kitchen right there needs to let them all move in with her. She's the one that TV show came down and built the place for her without proper approval from zoning.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they wont get shot like the guy in New Mexico.
ReplyDeleteI don't envy those who have to make them move.Not one single Presidential candidate has addressed the homeless situation in many years.Zero concern at the top is disturbing because it means zero funding for the agencies dedicated to their plight."Volunteers" end up digging in their own pockets to provide the necessities,just like school teachers who spend their own money to buy supplies for their students.Who knows the answer?
ReplyDeleteThere is really not much to address with regards to the "homeless situation" 1:11.
ReplyDeleteThose classified as the chronic homeless who live in these "tent cities" have many resources available to them. It's their choice and their choice alone whether to take advantage.
Many of the reasons are drug and alcohol use which is against the rules at shelters. Another is places like shelters have strict rules including check in times.
Federal, state and local governments (feds upwards of 4 billion/year) have dumped tons of money into homelessness resources and it's done no good. Very few turn their lives around. The bottom line is-You cannot help people who refuse to even help themselves a little bit. Has never worked, it won't work and will not ever work in the future.
This should have never been allowed! Allowing a bunch of Hobo's and bums living on someone else's property! Trespassing, littering, defecating in holes, no means of support, means they are vagrants, and therefore should have been arrested!
ReplyDeleteThe police should be disciplined, if not fired!
Sworn officers are supposed to uphold the laws!
Coming to a Walmart parking lot near you!
ReplyDeleteThe most cost effective way to solve this is to give them all the alcohol they want and let them drink themselves to death.
ReplyDeleteYou can not help anyone who doesn't want to help themselves and that's exactly what lives in tent cities.
Careful all of you greater than thou hypocrites, you never know when you might find yourself in the same situation. Life has a funny way of turning on us. What you have today, could be gone tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteShame on you all! What would Jesus do? These people are at rock bottom and you gloat. What if it was you?
ReplyDeleteGood news! Ocean City is adding many new beds at their South Transit Center. There's even a small roof to protect from rain. Take a look... South Division Street.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone says something along the lines of this may happen to you or could happen to you that is inaccurate. The reason being is just about everyone teetering on the brink of being without a home, does have family or even a friend to move in with. We see it all the time, with a adult child and their children who move in with a parent. (incidentally those children are considered "homeless" in the eyes of the government)
ReplyDeleteThe problem with those who end up on the streets in tents is that they have burned all their bridges with family and friends, more often than not because of a substance abuse problem. This causes them to steal and possibly be violent due to something knows as substance induced mood disorder/psychosis. The 'mental illness' is another area where the average person is uninformed. The 'mental illness' exhibited by the homeless is more than likely to be substance induced.