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From: Lori Cummings <br />To: Marista Jorve; Ashleigh Scott <br />Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Re: Hope Church <br />Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 11:17:19 AM <br />From: mtbaker pack121 <mtbakerpack121@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 5:20 PM <br />To: DL-Council <Council@everettwa.gov> <br />Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Hope Church <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open <br />attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. <br />Please disregard the previous email as it was sent from the wrong account. My apologies. I will <br />resend from a personal account. <br />On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 5:17 PM mtbaker pack121 <mtbakerpack121Pgmail.com> wrote: <br />Hello, <br />I recently read about the proposed low barrier shelter at the Hope Church location. <br />The City and County should find other ways to shelter individuals besides purchasing buildings. It <br />is extremely clear that King County's plan isn't working. We should not follow a model that <br />doesn't work and is extremely expensive. <br />In my past research, I found that Supportive housing was very successful in Salt Lake City because <br />they received the buy -in and help from non -profits, Churches, AND residents (that was 5 years <br />ago, not sure of the current situation). This was not the case with Claire's place. Further, at <br />Claire's place there are often residents and visitors out on the steps and nearby doing drugs and <br />loitering. There are many days when you cannot walk from the surrounding neighborhood down <br />to evergreen way without walking through a waft of drug smoke either on Berkshire drive or <br />Madison. <br />The city and county are proposing to create a shelter with even fewer restrictions than Claire's <br />place next to thriving business and neighborhoods. <br />I am not at a loss of empathy for the individuals who need help. And, no one would argue about <br />helping those who want assistance, especially women and children. The reality is that we need to <br />give people tools for success, but also hold them accountable... otherwise this problem becomes <br />worse. Positive reinforcement should not come without consequences for negative actions. <br />Housing becomes more expensive every time a new tax is implemented and that burden is mostly <br />carried by the middle class. I can see the root of the non -drug homeless problem being caused by <br />