{"id":84919,"date":"2019-02-10T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T15:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=84919"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:32:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:32:28","slug":"veterans-homeless-village-ill-conceived-the-olympian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=84919","title":{"rendered":"Veteran\u2019s homeless village ill conceived | The Olympian"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have to agree that a “Veteran Village” for “homeless” veterans is an ill-conceived\u00a0idea in Olympia, Washington.<\/p>\n

BY ROBERT CHEESEMAN SHELTON<\/p>\n

FEBRUARY 09, 2019 04:43 PM,<\/p>\n

UPDATED FEBRUARY 09, 2019 04:43 PM<\/p>\n

After a Q&A session Feb. 1 at Christmas Village with City of Shelton proponents of the Veteran\u2019s Homeless Village, and my own research, I have concluded this proposal is fraught with deception. There was no priority given to address concerns. Residents, some which are veterans, already have, namely security and property values. A local realtor warned that a homeless village near residences will drop residential property values; an opinion supported by a DuPage, Illinois, study and report given by a national realty association, and I quote: \u201ca homeless facility has four times more negative effect on housing prices than being near a hospital and more of an effect than living near a powerplant and funeral home.\u201d The data says this site will lower property values, increase costs to the city and county, and increase crime, all of which the city officials know.<\/p>\n

Unlike Olympia’s Quixote site, Shelton\u2019s proposed site is a stone\u2019s throw from more than 100 homes with a vulnerable elderly population, many physically limited, on a fixed income. Compound this security issue with the fact that the site is a half mile from four public schools with over 2,800 elementary to high schoolers. Parents of these vulnerable students should be appalled that no public or PTA meetings were held before site placement or leasing even commenced. Dozens of students walk daily to and from home by this proposed site.<\/p>\n

Shelton\u2019s green space cries out: Squatters welcome!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The quickest way to keep the population of their homeless village to single digits is to let us confirm the military service of anyone who claims they are a homeless veteran.<\/p>\n

Then, let’s get those two or three people in Olympia into the VA system.<\/p>\n

Poof, no more homeless veterans in Olympia, Washington.<\/p>\n

May the Gods forbid veterans from being around “a vulnerable elderly population”.\u00a0 It’s so heartwarming to see concerned citizens protecting their property values.\u00a0 Let me put their\u00a0hysterically triggered tantrums to rest:<\/p>\n

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HOMELESS VETERANS IN OLYMPIA TO FILL ONE BEDROOM LET ALONE AN ENTIRE VILLAGE.<\/p>\n

Even if that nonsense was true to any degree, may I suggest they contact one of the over 30,000 veteran charities in this country to come help.<\/p>\n

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