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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What makes you think these will be families who use Eaton? What about mentally ill (who I see wandering Tenlrytown) or drug addicts? Spice, meth, crack? Has anyone specified to you who will be served there? [/quote]

It's specifically a shelter for families, which by definition means kids. They might not go to Eaton: they might not be elementary-school aged or they might choose to continue to go to wherever they went before (homeless students have certain rights, which include being allowed to stay in a previous school). Their parents might, indeed, be mentally ill, but I do not think they will be active drug users.[/quote]

Can you cite where there is guarantee that it will only be families? Or no active drug users?

BTW. I'm fine with the location, but lets not be naive.[/quote]

I'd like to see that source too. I've seen lots of stuff from Bowser's team that promotes the "family" angle, but nothing that says it is only for families. I imagine there will be single men as well. [/quote]

I suggest you start reading the newspaper or listening to public radio.  Hard to fathom you would have these questions if you did either.[/quote]

I can't speak to what the new plans will be, but the LOIs for the original leases had no restriction on use, in fact overtly stated that they could be used for any purpose. In other words, "family shelter" is just lip service, the facility could be a methadone clinic down the road.[/quote]

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