Kansas City Homeless Shacks Stay Losing Ahead Of Election Year

Thankfully . . .

Schemes to "solve" the Kansas City homeless crisis have finally fallen out of favor amongst local elected officials.

From the comfort of the suburbs, the newspaper advocates for this bad idea that they won't have to live near . . .

The finance, governance and public safety committee on June 29 shot down a proposal by 3rd District Councilwoman Melissa Robinson that would authorize City Manager Brian Platt to determine the cost for low-barrier emergency shelters.

Low-barrier shelters are less restrictive than traditional shelters. Individuals are not subjected to curfews, background checks or other mandatory requirements in other shelters. Qualified outreach workers help folks find solutions to meet their long-term housing needs.

Kansas City has none.

To wit . . . 

As always, amid so much passionate advocacy for the "houseless" and other assorted junkies . . . We merely have to ask proponents to answer honestly: Would you want your grandma living next to a bunch of homeless people in shacks?!?

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

City Council said no to this idea for Kansas City's homeless. What's the alternative?

OPINION AND COMMENTARY Kansas City has a homelessness problem. But we've known that for a while. Illegal and unsanitary encampments are the new shelters, officials said during a recent City Council committee meeting. It's inhumane to allow homeless people to continue to live in such conditions without suitable housing options.

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