HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/8/2024 Item 5b, Bolger
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Members of the City Council,
Below is my email to our Community Supervisors regarding the proposed Welcome Home Village in our City. We all realize
this is a very difficult social issue to deal with but please consider my thoughts below when addressing this project in the
future.
Thank you for your time and consideration
San Luis Obispo County Supervisors,
I was able to attend the Welcome Home Village informational meeting the other night at the Renovate Church and became
better educated on your project. Though there were informative responses, the panel was vague as to why this site was
chosen over others and the lack of neighborhood community stakeholders involved in the process. It was obvious this present
site was not the first choice. It appeared that the meeting was a public-check-the-box type of activity as it appeared almost all
decisions have been made. This type of process, with limited neighborhood participation, one public informational meeting
very late in the process, long term facility success rates, parking, and no long term funding secured seems like a challenge for
success. In today's day and age, it is typical to provide thorough and complete disclosure of why options are considered and
dropped. It was unclear why the vacate lot on Higuera or closer to the Prado Homeless Services Center was dropped. I realize
using the funding is the driving force of the schedule, but getting the word out to the people was very lacking and especially to
the receiving neighborhood. To relocate people from one part of the City is not good for those people either and a location
near the Prado Homeless Services Center makes a lot more sense. The residents would not have to be relocated to a part of
town that they are not familiar with, the Prado Center already has services set up, and access to grocery stores and public
transit is better.
It is also frustrating to hear about all the services that will be available, sounding like the participants will have better access to
services that a lot of us working citizens don’t. For example it’s taking me four months to get in to see my primary care
physician and I have good health insurance.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Patrick Bolger
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