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Mac city council face 100 people on homeless camps
Estimates are a hundred people showed up at last night's McMinnville City council meeting to tell the council what they think about homeless camps in McMinnville. Of those a dozen signed up to speak and only 11 actually did.
Jacob and Valerie Miller live in an RV in front of YCAP. Jacob said the council should not discriminate based on economics and people should practice more love than hate by asking the people living in RV's and tents what they need. One suggestion is to come up with a way to help people get rid of the trash because they simply don't have anywhere to put it. Valerie said they pay more for trash pickup than people with a residence.
Some like Stacy Mayhew said the generosity of McMinnville is getting know, and that is helping increase the problem. She said Mac needs to look at cities that are effectively dealing with the homeless and copy their lead because what the city is doing now is not working, and she does not feel safe going to Mac Water and Light to pay her bill.
Business owner Scott Thorkulson said people are being allowed to squat on the boulevard and by the city not doing anything, it's making the problem worse. He said people are going to come to Mac and see the garbage on the streets and not want to live here.
David Antinucci seems to have voice the sentiments of many when he said he would like to help the people that really need help, but it's hard to determine who is really harding a hard time and who is living on the street by choice. He said the city should not be enabling this lifestyle for people who are there by choice.
Food gazebo operator Kate Miller said she and her daughter don't feel safe. She said she was threatened by a man who clenched his fist and threatened to hit her, She called 911 for help and was told that unless the man had a weapon, there was nothing the police could do. That provoked a sympathetic response from the audience, and one audience member said the city owed her an apology.
Councilor Adam Garvin said he would look into the matter. Miller said if she was threatened again, she would have her knife ready.
Mayor Scott Hill said the council heard the comments and would consider them. However, some audience members were not happy and there were a few comments that the city council is still not listening.
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Estimates are a hundred people showed up at last night's McMinnville City council meeting to tell the council what they think about homeless camps in McMinnville. Of those a dozen signed up to speak and only 11 actually did.
Jacob and Valerie Miller live in an RV in front of YCAP. Jacob said the council should not discriminate based on economics and people should practice more love than hate by asking the people living in RV's and tents what they need. One suggestion is to come up with a way to help people get rid of the trash because they simply don't have anywhere to put it. Valerie said they pay more for trash pickup than people with a residence.
Some like Stacy Mayhew said the generosity of McMinnville is getting know, and that is helping increase the problem. She said Mac needs to look at cities that are effectively dealing with the homeless and copy their lead because what the city is doing now is not working, and she does not feel safe going to Mac Water and Light to pay her bill.
Business owner Scott Thorkulson said people are being allowed to squat on the boulevard and by the city not doing anything, it's making the problem worse. He said people are going to come to Mac and see the garbage on the streets and not want to live here.
David Antinucci seems to have voice the sentiments of many when he said he would like to help the people that really need help, but it's hard to determine who is really harding a hard time and who is living on the street by choice. He said the city should not be enabling this lifestyle for people who are there by choice.
Food gazebo operator Kate Miller said she and her daughter don't feel safe. She said she was threatened by a man who clenched his fist and threatened to hit her, She called 911 for help and was told that unless the man had a weapon, there was nothing the police could do. That provoked a sympathetic response from the audience, and one audience member said the city owed her an apology.
Councilor Adam Garvin said he would look into the matter. Miller said if she was threatened again, she would have her knife ready.
Mayor Scott Hill said the council heard the comments and would consider them. However, some audience members were not happy and there were a few comments that the city council is still not listening.