Astoria Planning Commission (including Emergency Shelters) – August 25, 2020

This is the meeting where the continued work on a proposal to update the Development Code regarding temporary Shelters was tabled. An automatically generated transcript is available here. The unapproved minutes are in the September 22, 2020 agenda packet and are extracted here. The audio recording only covers the discussion of Emergency Shelters.

August 25, 2020

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

~Edward Everett Hale

“To end homelessness, a community-wide coordinated approach to delivering services, housing, and programs is needed.” —National Alliance to End Homelessness

“One thing is certain: There is almost always resistance from individuals and organizations seeking to defend the status quo.” —Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

“… middle-class values cannot be imposed on those who have had no access to middle-class comforts.” —Lloyd Pendleton

Astoria Planning Commission (including Emergency Shelters) – August 25, 2020

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