Homeless, Panhandling, and Vagrants Public Comment from Chick-fil-AAimee Brunckhorst
From: Casey Meadows <casey.meadows@cfafranchisee.com>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 7:04 PM
To: Kalispell City Council
Subject: EXTERNAL Fwd: Homeless, Panhandling, and Vagrants
Updating incorrect email address given out earlier.
Casey
Casey Meadows
Operator
Chick-fil-A Kalispell
Phone (406) 752-3710
35Treeline Rd Kalispell, MT 59901
From: Casey Meadows
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 6:57:44 PM
To: citycounsel@kalispell.com <citycounsel@kalispell.com>; snunnally@flathead.mt.gov <snunnally@flathead.mt.gov>
Subject: Homeless, Panhandling, and Vagrants
To whom it may concern,
At Chick-fil-A, we have seen an uptick in issues with vagrants and panhandling already this year. In addition to the
constant homeless & panhandling that occurs at the Treeline Rd / Hwy 93 intersection each and every day, blocking
traffic, leaving trash everywhere, they have become more emboldened. Last week, I ran off 2 people standing in our
drive thru lane after dark, approaching cars, begging for money, and trying to "sell" products. Our guests and team were
extremely concerned about them being there and having to confront them since it was dark and they had low visibility.
In addition, a few weeks ago, on a Sunday around 5 am, for the first time in recent memory, someone pulled up to our
dumpsters and began going through them. While this in itself may not have been bad, they were there for almost half an
hour. As the sun came up, the extent of the damage was realized. They had pulled out so much trash and through it all
over the parking lot that it took one of my leaders and his family almost an hour to clean everything up. And this was not
a random occurrence. As we reviewed our security cameras, we can see the man pull up in a red truck, I believe, and put
a light on his forehead and proceed to just start pulling bags out of the dumpster enclosure.
We need to figure out what we are going to do as a community to address these issues as things will only continue
getting worse.
Thank you for your time.
Casey
Casey Meadows
Operator
Chick-fil-A Kalispell
Phone (406) 752-3710
35Treeline Rd Kalispell, MT 59901