My children attended preschool for two years in this area, so I've driven by the abandoned hotel slated for transitional housing often. We live right on the border of Sandy and look forward to this great opportunity for our area to be part of the solution to provide more housing for our unsheltered neighbors, particularly as winter and deadly weather conditions loom.
I understand concerns some may have about safety, but I've worked extensively with this population, and many of them are my friends. Most who will qualify for this housing are elderly grandparents and veterans who lack the family support others have. They are by and large delightful human beings, our neighbors, and beloved children of God. I look forward to dozens of my unsheltered brothers and sisters having a warm, safe place to rest in Sandy this winter while they transition to more permanent housing. In my mind saving these residents from deadly winter temperatures is far better than leaving an otherwise useful building sitting abandoned another winter or bulldozed for more shopping or recreation.
Are there risks for the neighbors? Of course. But that is part of living in a community that takes care of its own, and I am confident that Sandy and the surrounding communities can work together to do the right thing to both mitigate those risks and provide life-saving shelter for our unsheltered friends and neighbors. Thank you, Sandy City, for considering this amazing project!
My children attended preschool for two years in this area, so I've driven by the abandoned hotel slated for transitional housing often. We live right on the border of Sandy and look forward to this great opportunity for our area to be part of the solution to provide more housing for our unsheltered neighbors, particularly as winter and deadly weather conditions loom.
I understand concerns some may have about safety, but I've worked extensively with this population, and many of them are my friends. Most who will qualify for this housing are elderly grandparents and veterans who lack the family support others have. They are by and large delightful human beings, our neighbors, and beloved children of God. I look forward to dozens of my unsheltered brothers and sisters having a warm, safe place to rest in Sandy this winter while they transition to more permanent housing. In my mind saving these residents from deadly winter temperatures is far better than leaving an otherwise useful building sitting abandoned another winter or bulldozed for more shopping or recreation.
Are there risks for the neighbors? Of course. But that is part of living in a community that takes care of its own, and I am confident that Sandy and the surrounding communities can work together to do the right thing to both mitigate those risks and provide life-saving shelter for our unsheltered friends and neighbors. Thank you, Sandy City, for considering this amazing project!