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September 06, 2006
The Same Services, But Now with More Poisoned Dirt!
Farewell, Homeless Hilton. We hardly knew ye.
Mayor Ron Littlefield told the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Wednesday that he is no longer pushing to construct a homeless campus on the Farmer’s Market property the city has purchased – and he doesn’t want the city to spend money on such a building.
“It was a concept for the way things could be,” he told the paper’s editorial board, while a muted rendition of “The Rainbow Connection” played in the background. “I’m not talking about building. The cost to us is minimal if the agencies already out there utilize the space.”
So that’s the new idea: gather the Union Gospel Mission, the Chattanooga Rescue Mission and the Interfaith Hospitality Network to the property across the street from the Community Kitchen. “There are buildings there that, with very little cost, could be renovated into offices for the various agencies,” Littlefield said. “We can make the land available to them at a very desirable price.” Because it’s not like this land has any history of contamination! No sirree! This is clean land! Or it will be as soon as the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation finishes testing for foundry sand, coal tar and “volatile vapors”! And that will take only six to eight weeks!
So what do the opponents of the Homeless Hilton think of the downscaled plan? Are they happy with a more measured approach? Nope. “Having large concentrations in one location only multiplies the number of individuals that would be unconfined and in our neighborhood,” said Merri Mai Williamson, “and they would certainly be a magnet for predators.”
By “predators,” we can only assume she means the dinosaurs currently trapped in the coal tar.
BlogBeats | By colrus | 09:42 AM
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