AUSTIN | Misc. Discussions - No Politics

[ahealy]

I agree with Paul and others, there are great points on each side. I personally will be voting for B due to how it's destroying the local ecosystem with the massive amounts of litter in most of our green spaces (I realize it might just divert that waste to other areas).

When we look at homelessness, it is almost always a dual diagnosis--mental illness & drug addiction. I feel for each person I see absolutely struggling to make it through the day and this current set-up is absolutely not a helpful solution for them. I sometimes feel as if certain friends will post all about how we "must keep camping legal" blah blah blah and it just feels like an attempt to grab social brownie points and not really understanding this grave catastrophe.

It truly is hurting the city and especially downtown. The ritz is gone, mainly due to specialized screenings slowly moving to S. Lamar over time + pandemic final nail. How many more will eventually do the same overtime?