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Originally Posted by jlousa
There are plans for International village, and low income housing isn't it. Why does anyone think more low income housing in the area will fix things? How long do we keep trying the same thing and expect different results? Get the criminals off the streets in prisons, gets those mentally unable to care for themselves into facilities, create more detox and rehab centres for those that are seeking help, and then the working poor and those down on their luck will have a fighting chance. Right now if you are trying to turn your life around down there you literally have a minimal chance of success with drug dealers hounding you and everyone shooting up around you, eventually you break down and cave back into that life.
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I'd like to see:
1) A place for everyone who wants one.
2) Safe supply drugs.
Take the homeless excuse out, and #2 should alleviate fentanyl ODs and the drug dealers out of the equation.
Might as well try it and see what happens.