Housing Project for Chronically Homeless; Cuts in TennCare Coverage
Broadcast Date: March 14, 2010
Dr. Bill Lyons, policy director for the city of Knoxville, was named by Mayor Bill Haslam as the city's point person regarding the community's Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.
In the first segment of this week's program, Dr. Lyons discusses a proposed housing project for formerly homeless people.
A meeting is set for Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center to allow area residents to learn more and air their opinions.
Then, Gordon Bonnyman, who is the executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, shares his thoughts on TennCare and the state budgeting problems that threaten health care coverage for thousands of Tennesseans.
In the Final Word, 6 New political analyst George Korda and Ackermann Public Relations executive Mike Cohen talk about the homeless housing project and a $4.8 million lawsuit filed against Knox County mayor candidate and former sheriff Tim Hutchison.
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#1 Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
I agree that chronic homelessness is a sunstantial problem both for the homeless individuals and for the community. It needs attention and a solution. As I listened to Dr Lyons speak I heard the comment that Lakeshore Park was a possible site for housing. If this site is chosen how do we get assurances that the park itself will still maintain a safe and family atmosphere?
There are already random acts of vandalism that occur and are never resolved. Water fountains are destroyed, cars do doughnuts in the soccer fields and green areas, storage buildings are broken into, baseball field equipment vandalized ... If the density of people prone to such acts increases because they are now living here, will there be increased security with police patrols?
In the Spring and Fall the number of kids, parents, grandparents, and extended families who come to make this day into a family outing approches or exceeds the three thousand number on any given weekend. Some of these people even travel from other areas or states to participate. It would be a shame if the city's method to handle the security was to eliminate the programs. Do the people who use the park have any say in how this housing will be set up or located?
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