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Originally Posted by mcgrath618
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Cue the outrage....
I have to say...I was out there advocating for the Fairmont project with the argument that the city needs these facilities and that simply catering to that population wouldn't necessarily mean a meaningful downgrade in the neighborhood. Well, as usual, the city completely botched the execution. There are needles and users new to the area without any management of the situation by law enforcement or sanitation or anything. And now, reports that Kensington hasn't changed
at all.
(Pro-tip, Mayor: these one-day, media moves that aren't followed through with an actual plan are never gonna do a thing.)
We pound the table all the time about multi-faceted approaches to making a difference with addiction, from prevention to treatment to vocational training etc. But you have to also include management of the areas these facilities exist in to ensure that neighbors don't pay the price.
I would expect Penn/Drexel to weigh in HEAVILY on the plan for the immediate area surrounding this project. It's an exciting possibility that could make a massive difference in a city absolutely decimated by drugs. The devil is in the details. And theat's precisely where the city has failed over and over.