Public comment in support of the Flathead Warming Center Public Comment from N. Kathryn (Sassi) FordenAimee Brunckhorst
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'Flathead Warming Center FWC'
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[EXTERNAL] Public comment in support of the Flathead Warming Center
I hope I have met the protocols for submitting this comment to the Kalispell City Council. I do not have the
technology to attend the meeting via Zoom but I feel strongly that Kalispell needs this facility and they have my
unqualified support.
October 29, 2020
To: Kalispell City Council
From: N . Kathryn (Sassi) Forden
Re: Support for the Text Amendment and Conditional Use Permit for the Warming
Center
I am a strong supporter of the Warming Center. I have direct, personal experience of
their operation, their management and administration and the community's desperate
need for their services.
I am 74 years old, live alone and my home is located directly across the alley from
Christ Church Episcopal, my church, where the Warming Center operated last year.
My neighbors and I reviewed the Center's plan, found it to be both comprehensive and
sound. We welcomed them into the neighborhood and they were GREAT neighbors. Our
neighborhood had not one single problem of any kind and, in fact, they made a positive
contribution to the area. Their noteworthy presence in the neighborhood made
supporters out of some who were hesitant at first.
I regularly walk the area which includes both my home and the church. I was never
uncomfortable and never had any negative feeling about any of the clients. I also park
my car less than 10 feet from the church parking area. Again, my interactions with the
clients were friendly, positive and neighborly.
Our community needs a positive, affirming place for people to be warm and safe and
welcomed. My experience showed me and many others that the Warming Center is just
such a place and we are proud to support their efforts.
Thank you for your consideration of my opinion.
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