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To:Public Comments
Subject:340 West 4th Street
Date:Wednesday, October 19, 2022 4:18:35 PM
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Dear Mayor and council members,
I urge you all to do whatever is needed to prevent the impending eviction of the remaining
residents at 340 W. 4th Street until those people have secured a place to live. Despite the
conditions of the property, we cannot permit these families to be put out on the street, which is
what will happen because they have run out of resources.
There are various solutions that would provide interim housing for these families including
extended hotel stays of 6 to 10 weeks paid for by the landlord, until other permanent housing
can be secured. The number of unhoused people living on our streets is a moral and
humanitarian crisis. We cannot police our way out of this crisis. Do not squander this moment;
use it to help the people in this community, many of whom work in those warehouses you
have been so quick to approve, who do not make enough money to pay for a place to live.
sincerely
Jody Isenberg
4th Ward resident since 1983