No shelters for the homeless in AP? Get real. All of the Federally subsidized housing (Lincoln Village, etc) houses people who have no home.
Why are we forgetting Section 8? I can show you examples of them paying as much as $1,800.00 monthly (more than many peoples' mortgages). That is also housing for the homeless. Don't let the Market Street Mission people and supporters get away with the argument that we don't house the homeless. Asbury Park is the one town in the County that does, and these people won't even give us credit for it. There is no way I'm letting anyone look down their noses at us on a moral issue when we do more on the moral issue than any other place. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <sharon_b283@> wrote: > > > > > 1. Check Mate > 2. The Mercy Center > 3. Interfaith Neigbors > 4. Trinity Church > 5. Let's not forget Rev. Nunn he says he feeds over "100" homeless a > day. Plusc he stopped the violence too. > > > > > Pluc the city will get housing for those who WANT it. > > Just to name a few. > > > > I find this article contemptuous! One, YOU do NOT speak, for over > > 17,000 AP residents and you certainly DON'T speak, for me! I found > > the remarks about how many agencies, serving this community > > incorrect. You don't cite or name any agency, that serves the > poor. > > Your figures, on how many of any group, ex-convicts, alcoholics, > > etc., are over-inflated, to make your argument, credible. You are > > using ficticious numbers in all instances to make your argument, > when > > the reality, is quite different! Please list me 2 agencies that > > house and help the poor; just 2 and I will lower my tone! I > haven't > > heard one word, in favor of the Mission, because you are so bent on > > having it YOUR way and discrediting the head of the Mission and > using > > city resources, to make their presence here, untenable. That'a all > I > > have to say of the unchristianlike attitude, of a small group, that > > want parity when it comes to their life issues and inequality, for > > all others! > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "paulvail1964" <vailpj@> wrote: > > > > > > (Not exactly as I wrote it but this op ed piece appeared in > > > Morristown's local paper, home of the market street mission.) > > > > > > Asbury Park does not want this shelter > > > Community is struggling to get back on feet as is > > > > > > BY PAUL VAIL > > > Friday, March 2, 2007 > > > > > > The Market Street Mission of Morristown is trying to open a > branch > > in > > > Asbury Park. > > > > > > From where I sit, this would be a homeless shelter, drug and > > alcohol > > > treatment center, soup kitchen and used-car facility in the heart > > of > > > Asbury Park, a seaside community struggling to come back after > > almost > > > 40 years of serious decline. > > > > > > Our city already hosts numerous tax-exempt charitable > institutions > > > that serve our disenfranchised residents and people from the > > > surrounding area. > > > > > > Our city does more than its fair share in this regard. > > > > > > We cannot afford to allow the mission to operate a facility that > > will > > > bring almost 900 additional homeless and/or addicted men from all > > > over New Jersey to Asbury Park every year. Our city zoning board > > > initially rejected the mission's variance application to set up > > > operations here. > > > > > > The mission appealed on a technicality and won. > > > > > > Stand Up For Asbury, a group of concerned citizens, appealed this > > > reversal. Rather than face Stand Up For Asbury in state superior > > > court, the mission signed a consent order allowing the matter to > > > return to our zoning board. > > > > > > During the first hearing conducted last month, the city of Asbury > > > Park learned that the Market Street Mission is not licensed by > the > > > state of New Jersey to treat drug and alcohol addiction, nor is > it > > > licensed to sell automobiles. > > > > > > The mission never brought this to the attention of our zoning > board > > > when it first petitioned for variances. > > > > > > Zoning board hearings on this matter will continue next month. > > > > > > Disregarding the advice of the superior court judge in Freehold, > > the > > > mission scrambled to open its doors in Asbury Park a few weeks > > before > > > our zoning board could begin its hearing on the matter. > > > > > > Our fire department had to shut the mission down last week after > an > > > inspection revealed that the shelter had no fire-preventing > > sprinkler > > > system in its dormitory. > > > > > > It is apparent that the Market Street Mission holds the people of > > > Asbury Park, its zoning board, state Superior Court and minimum > > state > > > safety codes in contempt. > > > > > > Stand Up For Asbury cannot allow the mission to steamroll its way > > > into our city. > > > > > > The people of Asbury Park have fought hard to bring this city > back > > > from the abyss and we still have a long way to go. > > > > > > Our city cannot afford to take on the additional burden of the > > > thousands of ex-cons, pedophiles, alcoholics and drug addicts > from > > > all over New Jersey that the mission intends to bring to our home > > > year after year. > > > > > > Editor's Note: The Market Street Mission declined an opportunity > to > > > write a column summarizing its position on this issue. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- --- > -- > > -- > > > ---------- > > > Paul Vail is a resident of Asbury Park. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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