City officials have rejected new rules suggested by the business community to deal with problems caused by the city’s homeless population. (Dec. 13, 2022)
Quit pocketing the government aid and actually fix homelessness. The problem nobody wants to admit is its a business to keep the funding coming but never fix the problem.
If you want to sleep, then camp in the woods, not on the sidewalk. If you gotta take a dump, dig a hole in the woods, not in the street. These are simple restrictions on TIME, PLACE AND MANNER, never deemed unconstitutional.
No one is talking about criminalizing the homeless all we want is for the homeless to respect the laws and rules of our city, don't defecate in public, dont steal anything, don't threaten people. It is crazy that the homeless have more rights protecting them and then causing havoc is considered a privilege for them.
GR native here: If we read Isaiah 58:7 and think about it, we will find out that the Almighty was telling people to take the poor right into their homes. I'd be more than willing to do this if it started with the Van Andels, then to the next richest household, and worked its way down to me. When you throw a feast don't invite your Rich relatives, invite the poor, blind, etcetera!!! YOU WILL BE BLESSED AND HAVE TREADURE IN HEAVEN❤
why don't you actually do something to help them. we spend millions of dollars on things we don't need meanwhile drug treatment centers are closing, programs are being canceled in friend of the court. who cares if people are addicted and or homeless as long as you don't have to see them
In order to build a house or put a mobile home on property you have to go through red tape to move forward Why is it ok to allow homeless people to camp on property without there being justification? I'm all about helping people but its not fair to allow them to loaf and disrespect property,businesses nor people ..I understand times are hard, but there's also help out there....
And now we can watch businesses start moving out of downtown because the city commission wants to roll the same dice SanFran, Portland, Seattle, and other west coast cities have by acting like no order needs to be kept because these people are homeless and that makes them immune from rules. Watch as leases are up, and these places start moving away or just going out of business.
Not all homeless are homeless for the same reasons, or have the same level of aspirations to be housed and a part of society. There needs to be adequate resources for those who are sincerely in a mere financial bind or are in an extreme circumstance due to something beyond their control and just need some housing in order to continue to be a contributing member of society. The truth is being homeless is very expensive; a mountain of challenges and suffering through toxic conditions awaits those trying to go from dead broke to functioning in America. Additionally, a vast percentage of the country is living paycheck-to-paycheck, are already in debt, or are financially insecure and more prone to becoming a part of the homeless population than our society acknowledges. People are living lives that must go like clockwork or everything becomes unraveled. One accident or traumatic enough of an event can dismantle a low-income persons life and consequently lead to financial stressors that result in homelessness. Working a job while making 1st months rent and a security deposit while not having access to a bed, shower, toilet, sink, a place to store and gather material goods and belongings, and privacy to unwind stress (note that shelters do not provide the basic need of privacy) is not sustainable. A person can't work a job and save if they can't recover from the fatigue from the previous-days work. Put mechanisms in place to gives those who really want off the streets a chance to do so by using common-sense eligibility protocols.
Homelessness a crime? These people have nowhere to go… geez how inhumane have we become!
Quit pocketing the government aid and actually fix homelessness. The problem nobody wants to admit is its a business to keep the funding coming but never fix the problem.
If you want to sleep, then camp in the woods, not on the sidewalk. If you gotta take a dump, dig a hole in the woods, not in the street. These are simple restrictions on TIME, PLACE AND MANNER, never deemed unconstitutional.
No one is talking about criminalizing the homeless all we want is for the homeless to respect the laws and rules of our city, don't defecate in public, dont steal anything, don't threaten people. It is crazy that the homeless have more rights protecting them and then causing havoc is considered a privilege for them.
I live downtown in hotel district please pass this ordinance
GR native here:
If we read Isaiah 58:7 and think about it, we will find out that the Almighty was telling people to take the poor right into their homes.
I'd be more than willing to do this if it started with the Van Andels, then to the next richest household, and worked its way down to me.
When you throw a feast don't invite your Rich relatives, invite the poor, blind, etcetera!!!
YOU WILL BE BLESSED AND HAVE TREADURE IN HEAVEN❤
I went to van andel arena recently and was surprised two blocks up or so by the homelessness. Not a good look.
why don't you actually do something to help them. we spend millions of dollars on things we don't need meanwhile drug treatment centers are closing, programs are being canceled in friend of the court. who cares if people are addicted and or homeless as long as you don't have to see them
In order to build a house or put a mobile home on property you have to go through red tape to move forward
Why is it ok to allow homeless people to camp on property without there being justification? I'm all about helping people but its not fair to allow them to loaf and disrespect property,businesses nor people ..I understand times are hard, but there's also help out there....
The city commission has just made things worse for grand rapids
There are all democrats
Liberal gun rapids never learns
What a joke
And now we can watch businesses start moving out of downtown because the city commission wants to roll the same dice SanFran, Portland, Seattle, and other west coast cities have by acting like no order needs to be kept because these people are homeless and that makes them immune from rules.
Watch as leases are up, and these places start moving away or just going out of business.
Not all homeless are homeless for the same reasons, or have the same level of aspirations to be housed and a part of society. There needs to be adequate resources for those who are sincerely in a mere financial bind or are in an extreme circumstance due to something beyond their control and just need some housing in order to continue to be a contributing member of society. The truth is being homeless is very expensive; a mountain of challenges and suffering through toxic conditions awaits those trying to go from dead broke to functioning in America. Additionally, a vast percentage of the country is living paycheck-to-paycheck, are already in debt, or are financially insecure and more prone to becoming a part of the homeless population than our society acknowledges. People are living lives that must go like clockwork or everything becomes unraveled. One accident or traumatic enough of an event can dismantle a low-income persons life and consequently lead to financial stressors that result in homelessness. Working a job while making 1st months rent and a security deposit while not having access to a bed, shower, toilet, sink, a place to store and gather material goods and belongings, and privacy to unwind stress (note that shelters do not provide the basic need of privacy) is not sustainable. A person can't work a job and save if they can't recover from the fatigue from the previous-days work. Put mechanisms in place to gives those who really want off the streets a chance to do so by using common-sense eligibility protocols.
If your going to be homeless then you should not have as many rights as the rest of us, you cannot be homeless and be a disturbance on the city.