Newark City Council approved an ordinance on Monday that would penalize public camping by fines or even jail time. The ordinance has received pushback from some
that would penalize public camping by fines or even jail time. The ordinance has received pushback from some residents who said it unfairly targets the homeless population.Perry said. "We need housing. How can you criminalize something when we don’t have the opposite of what you’re asking for? You want them to live in a house, but you don’t have no housing here."
"They don’t make land. We have a very limited amount and it’s becoming more expensive and I hear that. The Main Place Executive Director Cary Loughman said. "More facilities is really the only answer. More housing of all types in Newark is really the only answer."units at The"We don’t keep a waiting list but there is always a need," Loughman said. "As soon as a unit opens up andABC6 reached out to the Licking County Land Reutilization Corporation about where things stand with the proposal made by The Main Place to create additional recovery housing.
Loughman if he believed the newly-passed ordinance would lead those in the unhoused community to seek assistance or recovery services.
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