There is mixed reaction to a plan by Mayor Todd Gloria to convert the old downtown Central Library into a homeless shelter.
Turner says there’s been an explosion of homeless encampments in the area over the years. He also says there have been even more homeless arriving since the city installed portable toilets outside of the old library several months ago.
Meanwhile, Kathleen Hallahan, president of the East Village Resident Group, says there’s already a concentration of shelters in the area.Hallahan says converting the old library into a shelter is not a good choice just because it’s a highly visible location.“Whatever can be done most quickly and cost-effectively to provide the highest number of immediate pathways off the streets, that’s the plan we’ll get behind,” said Drew Moser.
Moser is Executive Director of the Lucky Duck Foundation, which raises money for homelessness issues and advocates for the use of underused government-owned properties to address the problem."It can be really easy to say ‘No it can’t be done.’ But when you do that, you’re essentially saying,"You know what? It’s better that people just live on the streets and suffer out here,'” said Moser.
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