Monterey, CA Ideas Floated To Deal With Homeless Population

by Richard Kuehn on 07/28/13

View From A Nonprofit Serving Carmel, Carmel Valley, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Seaside And Soledad California The Monterey City Council continues to focus on ways to deal with the large homeless population here, most recently taking $40,000 which was supposed to be used for a study of various fees charged in the county and instead allocating it to services for the homeless.  The city is partnering with nonprofits, faith and business groups in order to figure out what services to offer.  One City Councilman (Alan Haffa) has proposed three plans:

 

.  Parking sites where homeless people living in vehicles could stay overnight;

 

.  Bus passes would be given to help homeless people get to service providers; and

 

.  Having a liaison between the police and downtown businesses.

 

I am glad to see something is being done about this important issue.  After a local merchant was killed in Santa Cruz, the police cracked down on the homeless and many of them moved here.  We need more resources to deal with the problem

 

 

 

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