forced out of the one little place we've found
sanctuary. Not everybody wants help." (Mind
you, she made those comments was after she
had been doused with gasoline and threat-
ened with immolation by one of the people in
her "sanctuary." See the related item in Crime
Blotter in this issue.)
After the public testimony, City Commissioner
Susan Chapman said, "I can remember the
last meeting where people came forward and
said they needed showers and bathrooms and
a safe place to live. So the city found that [at
The Salvation Army], and now [people] say
they don't want it."
"Contrast this with the sheriff's operation,
and downtown was flooded with people the
day after," added Chapman. "And they didn't
establish any protocols."
City Manager Tom Barwin addresses a joint City/County commission meeting in February 2013.
Photo by Norman Schimmel
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