CORBETT \u2013 The $63 million homeless plan passed by the Board of Commissioners is just more of the same\u2026dumping money into a black hole. It will not solve, or even improve the homeless camping situation, nor will it improve the addiction crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Meieran is right in her comments about the plan; this is just more of the same failed leadership we have seen from this chair and the previous chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to completely rethink the county\u2019s approach to homelessness, keeping in mind that many of the people living on the streets are not locals; they come from other parts of the country for various reasons. Until we address that reality, any solutions will fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we know, this homeless crisis is largely an addiction crisis. I propose a carrot and stick approach: to avoid jail, you enter a secure treatment facility (we need to repurpose\/refit the Wapato Jail\/Bybee Lakes facility for this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, I call for an audit of every non-profit receiving more than $10,000 per annum from the county. Let\u2019s make sure we are getting something for our money. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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