long night Public Comment from Debbi WaldenbergAimee Brunckhorst
From: Debbi Waldenberg <DW@centralmt.com>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 10:31 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL long night
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Good evening, Obviously a "HOT" topic, but at the end of the day, it comes down to the Safety of our community, and I
can not help to wonder, how long have most of the people causing our concerns, been in our community and are what
we use to call "Transients"...and they got moved on their way back in the day ... the two older woman who shared ... that is
their sentiment exactly ... the one shared very passionately "Get them out of here"...it is one thing to take care of own, it
is another thing as we add more services they are being directed here by other communities... Portland and Seattle seem
to be okay with having the Homeless in their communities, maybe we create some Marketing plan and Team up with
them to share all the services these cities have that we do not!!!
We are not large enough to create the services needed or have the resources... and those that think we need more, give
them the chance to move on too ... and the true core issue, is the family... back in the day again, family took care of
family... today, just not as easy with all the outside resources to help pull your child away!!! Tough...
I hope this is a huge top priority ... as we get warmer it will only get worse ... Thank you for your commitment to our
community...
PS worse idea ever... needle boxes in the park, like these people have the integrity to do this!!!
Debbi WaIdenberg
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