Warming Center Public Comment from Laura Rashid-KeyserI attended the City Counsel Meeting on Monday, May 13, 2024. I did not appreciate the Warming Center staff and backers not taking any responsibilty for the adverse consequences the Warming
Center is having on local residents and businesses. Instead, they blamed them for not handling the problems correctly. These residents and business owners did not sign up to be drug
& alcohol & mental health therapists. They just want to live in the safe neighborhood they used to live in.
It's obvious that the Warming Center is attracting people to our area who do not want to contribute to society. Our fairgrounds closed. Our Chamber of Commerce is moving.
The majority of the support for the Warming Center came from people who do not live in the area that is being negatively affected by its presence. I know some of those people are larger
property owners. If they sincerely want to take care of these people, build a facility for them on their own property that does not have a negative impact on everyone else. It is not
right to assist or enable people at someone else's expense and then accuse them of not caring or having compassion.
Kudos to Counselman Graham. Great presentation.
Laura Rashid-Keyser