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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.19.21 BOS Correspondence - Email from Diane Garner RE Homeless & Bidwell Park From:Schuman, Amy To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Kimmelshue, Tod; Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami; Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Cc:Boston, Shelby;Taylor, Donnell (Don);York, Danette;Bennett, Robin;Kim, Sang;Kennelly, Scott Subject:BOS Correspondence - Email from Diane Garner RE Homeless & Bidwell Park Date:Tuesday, January 19, 2021 8:37:06 AM Good morning, Please see the email correspondence below. Amy Schuman Associate Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 O: 530.552.3300 |D: 530.552.3308 | F: 530.538.7120 Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Pinterest From: Diane Garner <diangarner@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 12:47 PM To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: Homeless ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening .. attachments, clicking on links, or replying. InlightoftherecentevacuationofBidwellParkofwhichIaminfavorof, Idon'tthinkit'srightthatthepeoplelivingtheredonothaveaplacetogo. WhenIfilledoutmyquestionnairesomemonthsago,Iknewwhatwasneededand stateditoverandover. Theyneedaplacetosetuptheirtents.Thatmakesthemfeelliketheyhaveaplace oftheirown,whilealsoa"roof"overtheirhead. Aplacelikethefairgrounds,temporarilywhilethecitycomesupwithabetter plan/place.Someplacewithtoiletfacilities,garbagepickupetc. Ithinksheltersaregreat,butnoteveryonewantstostayinoneespeciallyinthese covidtimes. Pleaseaddresstheissueoftheneedtohaveaplacetorelocatethesepeople.Maybe evenaflatbedtrucktophysicallyhelpthemtaketheirtentsandbelongings.It'sthe absoluteleastwecando. Thanksfortakingthetimetoreadthis,sincerely, DianeGarner