Residents, County Talk Security for Year-Round Homeless Center
Arlington County will host its final community meeting in January.
Arlington County staff this week met with neighbors of the recently acquired building at 2020 14th St. N., two floors of which will be converted to a year-round homeless service center. The residents' initial furor seems to have started to give way at exasperation. After spending nearly three hours hearing about the county's plans and giving their input earlier this month, several residents said Tuesday they were frustrated at what they perceived as the county continuing to ignore their concerns. "I'm just sick of people trying to make us feel bad," said January Holt, a resident of the Woodbury Heights condominium building adjacent to the county's new office and homeless service center building. "And I'm tired of going to these meetings." …
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GreaterClarendon
1:53 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Please don't bring logic and common sense to this issue. I want to feel good about what I've done to help disadvantaged people, while I live far away from the shelter. more ›