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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Kenneth Churchill-Plans to Preserve Homeless LivesMIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION THIS RESOLOUTION REQUESTS; ONE ACRE OF LAND TO BE OWNED BY 25 HOMELESS AMERICAN VETERANS, LIVING IN 25 TENTS LAWFULLY, WITH ONE GARDEN; AS A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT; A HOMELESS LAND OWNERSHIP. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY MACHINES. MILLIONS ARE HOMELESS. DUE TO WORLDWIDE OVERPOPULATION, IT MAY BE REASONABLE TO PRESUME, THAT THE HUMAN POPULATION WILL ALWAYS BE LARGER, THAN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BUILDINGS THAT HOUSE PEOPLE. FROM HERE ON; THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEED VACANCIES, WILL ALWAYS EXCEED THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES. BEING FORCED TO LIVE WITHOUT SHELTER CAUSES THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF UN -NATURAL DEATH.THE HOMELESS ARE SURVIVING SOMEWHERE ON THE LAND ANYWAY. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SOCIETY TO ORGANIZE THIS BASIC FACT OF LIFE. THE CITY OF MIAMI FINDS ITSELF IN ABUNDANT WEALTH AND CAN EASILY AFFORD TO GIVE; HOMELESS AMERICAN VETERANS ONE ACRE OF LAND. ALL CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE FREE TO EMULATE THIS MUNICIPAL MODEL; IT CAN EASILY EVOLVE INTO A VIABLE ECONOMIC DEVOLOPMENT OVER TIME. RECENTLY, THE CITY OF LAS CRUCIS, NEW MEXICO, CHANGED ITS CITY ORDANANCES TO CREATE THE FIRST LAWFUL TENT CITY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, CREATED BY AN ACT OF GOVERNMENT, BUT EVEN THERE, THE HOMELESS DO NOT OWN THE LAND. NATIONALY, AMERICAN HOMELESS LAND MODEL WOULD CREATE, ONE HOMELESS LAND RESERVATION FOR EACH COUNTY OF THE UNITED STATES, WHERE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS COULD CROSS THE AMERICAN GRID IN SEARCH OF ECONOMIC OPPURTUNITY. PLEASE SEE:WEBSITE homelesslandmodel.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO THIS LIFE AND DEATH MATTER. 631) 569-6802 15-UO1g6- Kenneth Churchill 3//2 /15- Submitted into the public record for item(s) PA • 1 on 3• t a • 9-o i c . City Clerk uhm► - -61\ ChUfc, \\- PIUnS ra vre.serv--e 1-{nmei-ess LIvS EXAMPLE: NEW YORK STATE SENATE INTRODUCER'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Submitted in accordance with Senate Rule VI, Sec. 1 (X) Memo on original bill () Memo on amended bill SENATE BILL #: S. ASSEMBLY BILL #: A. SENATE SPONSOR(S): ASSEMBLY SPONSOR (S): TITLE: Homeless Land Reservation. The homeless will own the land in common by deed, using a non-profit corp. Each reservation will be between one and four soccer fields in size, one for each county, determined by the catchments of area population. PURPOSE: To preserve the lives of homeless people from untimely, unnecessary un-required death and for the accruement of resources in order to survive the elements. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Each county in N.Y.S. shall have one homeless land reservation wih administrative codes suspended (not void), in order to preserve life, and to re -organize lives with direction, hope and community. The State will not mandate persons to Homeless Land Reservations (HLR). EXISTING LAW: There is none. JUSTIFICATION: HLR's are intended to ease the burden of eminent death, human suffering and social detachment. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: There is none. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: The State will not provide money or resources. The State will only apportion land. The homeless mast pay a tax to N.Y.S., an amount in proportion to their income. LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Locations must not affect the public visually or socially. Land near a county dump, dose to a bus stop, is recommended. EFFECTIVE DATE: CONTACT: KENNETH CHURCHILL (631) 569-6802 Submitted into the pu record for item(s) on : la • �I �• City Clerk INTRODUCTION 1. Due to worldwide overpopulation, it may be reasonable to presume, that from here on; the human population will always exceed the number of buildings that house people. 2. The number of people in need of vacancies will always be larger than the total number of vacancies. 3. Overpopulation is compounded by enclosement of the land," saying," the people may not use the land to erect shelter because the land is in enclosement. 4. Any person that erects shelter on enclosed land is in violation of the law. 5. Enclosement of the land provided labor to industrial cities since 1634, as a constant economic institution, by forcing people off of the land into the cities to run machines. 6. The industrial revolution is over in the western world. 7. People have now been replaced by machines and have been forced into technological unemployment; or cannot meet the demands of highly specialized forms of modern employment. 8. Large populations of American People have been displaced and exist on the land in violation of the law. 9. 13 million American Families are in default of mortgage and may soon spill out onto the land. 10. Not one square foot of land has been dedicated to help displaced and homeless persons and families, yet they all exist on the land. 11. If homeless un-housed people exist on the land then it is the responsibility of society to organize this basic fact of life. 12. The land is our largest sustainable asset and an operational plan is offered here, in two forms. 13. The Municipal Model. 14. The National Model. THE NATIONAL MODEL The national model would be a 21st century economic institution and a civil defense system for homeless people; intended to balance enclosement with to day reality. Each county of the United States would have one homeless land reservation owned by homeless people in common. The State will not mandate persons to land reservations. Homeless families and individuals could then cross the America Grid, in search of economic opportunity and would not be considered trespassers in their own country. Each small reservation may or may not evolve into an economic development; a new small town or new village or hamlet. In this manner we attempt to re -homestead our people. About 2,500 county reservations in the United States, will have the potential to evolve into 2,500 new towns. The supplies will follow the people. Jobs would be created for craftsmen as reservations become towns. (if the model works.) County homeless reservations should be within reach of county dumps to exploit recycled materials. Our Nation began with tents and lean-to's and fire pits which became village's towns and cities. Submitted into theyjub(lic record for item(s) on uds County reservations should be mandated by Federal Law. Municipal reservations should be made by free choice of the various Municipalities. THE MUNICIPAL MODEL Each municipality is free to convert municipal land to private ownership for economic development, (Kelo V. City of New London Ct.) In Woodstock, N.Y. we have petitioned the town board on behalf of homeless American Veterans; asking for one acre of land to be owned by 25 veterans, living in twenty five tents, with one garden. If the Woodstock homeless land ownership social experiment works; it can then be evaluated by the New York State Legislature. At interview with former, New York State Senator, Cecilia Thactyk. The former Senator said, "a model at the local level would be required foundation for the State legislature to consider state wide county homeless reservations. If homeless land ownership social experiment succeeds in Woodstock, or elsewhere in Ulster County; then it can be emulated by any municipality in the United States, as a national civil defense system for homeless American Veterans. Some part of a homeless population of 115 thousand American Veterans can be served by humanity, to make better the circumstances of their lives. CONCLUSION 1. Being forced to live without shelter causes the natural consequence of un-natural death. 2. The national policy of the United States, in regard to homeless people is passive euthanasia. 3. It is time to use our land to help our people survive. 4. 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In Tent City, a Glimmer of Hope By RICK ROJAS LAS CRUCES, N.M. — On a dusty lot in a rough stretch of this city, homeless people have pitched dozens of tents, some nearly empty and others so packed with pos- sessions that their residents are practically entombed inside. There is no electricity, and the unrelenting winds batter the tents so badly that duct tape, used for repairs, is coveted like gold. In other places, makeshift shelters like this one have been discouraged, if not de- stroyed. In December, a large encampment in San Jose, Calif, known as the Jungle was cleared because of health and safety con- cerns. In Detroit, officials were keeping cautious watch on a camp that had recently sprung up near downfoWn. But the nearly 50 homeless people living Camp for Homeless in Las Cruces, N.M., Becomes a Hub for Social Services in the tent city here are welcome to stay. Local officials allowed the camp to be set up on city -owned property, making an ex- ception to zoning rules that ban sleeping overnight. With a $45,000 earmark from the State Legislature, the camp is adding land- scaping and a new fence. City officials say the camp has been a transformative force, bringing the home- less closer to social services and the pros- pect of permanent homes, while helping to clean up an area that had been plagued by drugs and violence. "We were able to look beyond what the codes and ordinances say to see what needs to happen here," said Gill Sorg, a city councilor. The camp started as a temporary shelter in 2011, meant to last through the winter. It now has elevated plots for 50 tents and a guard house, surrounded by a wire fence. Caged Camp Hope, the tent city has a few portable toilets — not nearly enough, resi- dents say — but restrooms and showers are just a stroll away, to where several charities have set up a strip mall of social services, including a medical clinic and soup kitchen. There, social workers try to connect camp residents with government aid and low-income housing programs. Nicole Martinez, the executive director of the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, a nonprofit that oversees the camp, said she had initially been critical of the effort. Her job was to put people into housing; instead, her organization was putting them in tents. "It just felt backward," she said. She soon changed her mind. "I started to see it brought people to housing," Ms. Martinez said. "They started to trust us. They're not just coming to take a shower or get their mail. They see us ev- Continued on Page Al2 v.. GREGORYuui.ss«iano Pies udy Clarke, the defense lawyer for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has so ar been rebuffed in her bids to reach a plea deal for her client. Boston Eager to Begin Trial in Marathon Attack From Page Al or Massa usetts, said in court capers that e death penalty vas justified fo • . Tsarnaev for several reasons,uding that he ised a weapon of destruc- ion and has shown no -morse. As Mr. Tsarnaev sits 'n ne solitary confinement at th in hospital. at Fort Deven an army base about 40 miles vest of here, many s: • the tread seeing him in the . melight 3ut they want the tri to serve a aurpose. "I hope the tn.. will bring a -esolution for p • .le who still feel msettled," e.y Miller, 22, a raker, said o • ednesday as she valked by the finish line on loylston - reet. View: vary widely as to what hat • - solution should be. Kristine Biagiotti-Bridges, 47, If Mendon, Mass., who was push- ng her daughter, Kayla Biagiotti, n a wheelchair across the finish when the bombs exploded, ;ay 'e deserves death. "Seeing ,we going on in Boston with the tn..: d all the security around, the •• ber going In here — it brings •' ck that anger towards the stupi• of a few teople that have ruin • : o many ives," she said. Todd Koen, 42, of Be -r Mass., a firefighter at the sc Ater the bombs went off, is is infuriated at Mr. Tsarna hinks he should be sent o prison for he rest of his ife. "If he gets he death pe My he ge :asy," M oen said. " e does - ha a to deal with it or live with i[" Ms. arke, who is preparing a fefense - casts her client as saving been '•elated by his Nder brother, an, has Wade overtures to pro tors about a plea bargain, accor :o a lawyer close to the case, But so far she has been rebuffed, an ter frustration showed in c capers that she filed D- . 29 seeking to delay the tri "If the governma remains mwilling to rel- in seeking ieath, and the case therefore nest be tried, the defense is ask- ng for nothing more than a trial hat is fair," she wrote. It will not le fair, she said, unless she has nore time to Wren, In a flurry Tsarnaev tured in a boa. n a suburban driveway. To many e evidence against him a•. -ars overwhelming. Proseors have said that sur- veill.. ce images show him at the m.. athon placing his backpack r 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed by the explosion. When he was hiding in the boat, they said, Mr. Tsarnaev, angry about the killing of Muslims in Iraqi and Afghanistan, scrawled 'ncrsminating messages ("Stop mg our innocent people and ill stop"), and while recover- i e hospital, they said, he o the bombings. has summoned an initial pool o ,200 potential ju- rors, all residen . of eastern Mas- sachusetts and f. • ore than for any other trial here '.• memory. Only those willing to •.se the death penalty can be chos= . The trial is expected to t. hree to five months. If there is no ea agreement, the trial wil proceed in two phases, wit • the same jury. The first is to termine guilt or inno- cence; ' Mr. Tsaroaev is found guilty he second will determine wh • er he is sentenced to life or d::th. "The only interesting question in this trial is whether the most odious defendant who committed the most odious crime will get the death penalty," said Michael Ken - a former federal prosecutor ston. "Nothing else will be in dispute." ring the sentencing phase that • s. Clarke would make her case : spare Mr. Tsar- naev's life. Typicher strategy Is to burrow deeply r o her cli- ents' backgrounds, do - to de- tails like their prenatal • - • icat history, to humanize - -m and help a jury underst: what led them to suchho cacts. Ms. Clarke i -xpected to por- tray Mr. Ts: r aev, who was 19 at the time : d had no prior crimi- nal re ' d, as having been ma- nipu , ed by his older brother, w - • will be cast as an aggressive ully and the mastermind behind ombings. The : . se would then go to the jury for encing. Death sen- tences can be to obtain; fed- eral juries have I ••sed them only one-third of the - - and the jury must be unanimous. And even though jurors must be open to imposing death, some find that they cannot actually do so. This is why jury selection is so [[total in rani.] racac and ran THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2015 In New Mexico Tent City, a Glimmer of Hope From Page All ery day. That really established a rapport we didn't have before." On a recent morning, the camp was near capacity, with 47 camp- ers (11 of them military veter- ans), four dogs and three cats, Ms. Martinez said, reading off a roster. The youngest person was 18, four credits shy of his high school diploma, and the oldest residents were in their 81s. A stay in a traditional homeless shelter sometimes comes with demands that people are unwill- ing to meet, like early curfews or required religious services. At Camp Hope, alcohol, guns and abusive language or behavior are not allowed, and residents must do six hours of service per week, usually guarding the camp or col- lecting donations. "It got better and better," said Dother Sykes, who was one of the camp's original residents. "My safety is your safety, and your safety i5 my safety, so we started looking after each other." Stanley Smith, who is 59 and also known as Cowboy, was -back for the fourth time and grateful for a break from life on the street. "I can sit back and think, 'What am I going to do next?'" he said. "You don't have to worry about solneone coming up and stabbing you or robbing you." Las Cruces, about 50 miles north of El Paso, is New Mexico's second-largest city, with just over 101,000 residents, many of whom work for New Mexico State Uni- versity or the nearby White Sands Missile Range. The home- less here, some of whom have drifted across the country, say they have been met with a level of generosity that they have not found elsewhere. "It was the first place I felt hu- man, that I could move through homelessness," said Matt Mercer, 41, who was one of the camp's early residents and now works for Community of Hope. He lives in his own home in a trailer park a short walk away. "This is a very conscious, compassionate com- munity." A few years ago, the city's pa- tience had worn thin with the homeless people who had taken over the area surrounding the charities' offices, in an industrial pocket -in the south-central part of the city. The informal encamp- ment had become dangerous and difficult to control. New businesses have moved OTOGRAPHS BY IVAN ns esse FOR rxs new Yoe[ MIMS A homeless resident of Camp Hope visits a donation center topick up a pairof shoes. Charities nearby have set up a veritable strip mall of social services, including a clinic and soup kitchen. in, and Nathan Small, the city councilor who represents the area, said that maintaining good relationships with them would be critical to the success of the pro- gram. "The biggest challenges are ahead of us;' he said. The problems that brought res- idents here have not disap- peared. One resident tends to sneak away in the afternoon and stumble back drunk. Others have been expelled for smoking mari- juana, and hypodermic needles have been found on tent plat- forms. Tammy Nettnay — who described herself as a recovering drug addict, a prostitute and a felon several times over — con- fessed at a weekly meeting of res- idents that she had gotten drunk twice at the camp. But, she said proudly, when someone gave her a parcel of methamphetamine, once her drug of choice, she threw it away. "It's not that 1 want to be here, 1 need to be here;" said Ms. Nett - Tammy Nettnay, who described herself as a recovering drug ad- dict and felon, attending a meeting at a homeless outreach cen- ter. "It's riot that 1 want to be here," she said, "1 need to be here." nay, 48, who came from El Paso in November. (Mr. Sykes, an old friend, told her to come.) "1 don't have any hopes and dreams now. It's just day by day. I need God to show me what to do." At meetings held every Tues- day morning, a host of issues comes up: Friction between those who collect money from the government each month and those who do not Gossip. Ms. Nettnay complained about the portable toilets, which could use a scrub. After being homeless for 27 of his 70 years, Mr. Sykes has a place of his own, as well as a job harvesting pecans. The change, however, has brought a problem he did not expect. "The worst en- emy, I found out, was dealing with the isolation," he said. "Your mind gets wandering to old things." To keep that from happening, he visits Camp Hope often, help- ing friends and ferrying them to doctor appointments or to pick up cigarettes. When Mr. Sykes arribed here a few years ago, he carried only a backpack. During a recent visit, he pointed to a gleaming cream -colored sedan in the parking lot. "Now, I'm riding in a Buick!" he said, bursting into a cackle, as if he could not quite believe how things had turned out. Georgia Police Chief on Leave After Shooting of His Wife By SHAILA DEWAN The police chief of an Atlanta sirrb shot his wife early on New -ar's Day, telling 911 oper- ators th. ' was an accident, offi- cials said. - .ctim, Margaret McCollom, 58, was .heal con- dition, and the chief, WI I - • McCollum, was placed on a. istrative leave. Chief McCollum achtree City called 911 sh • • y after 4 a.m. to report the - noting, Lt. Mark Brown of - Peachtree City Po- lice D=, - ment said at a news co• -rence Thursday afternoon. argaret McCollom was airlifted to the Atlanta Medical Center. No arrests have been made. Because of Chief McCollom's rank, the shooting was referred tails such as the nature of Ms. McCollom's injuries, but said the the shooting oc rred in the bed- room of th- ouple's home. The spokes an, Sherry Lang, said the of had been interviewed was "fully cooperating." Ms. McCollom, a nurse, had yet to be interviewed. "The initial reports that we got fro •e 911 call were that the chief ha. - .t his wife accidental- ly twice," Ms. • - g said. "As a re- sult of our prelim , interview we have found that ' . hot her only one time." Ms. Lang did not immediate respond to an email asking whether drugs or alcohol were in- volved. Lieutenant Brown said the po- lite had nn' r="nnnded In an., nrl- shoo told 9110 an early morn[ previous shooti•_ s involving the chief. Publi ecords show that Chief i • om was licensed as a fire instructor in Florida. Chief McCollom is a Wyoming native who spent much of his law enforcement career in Florida beach communities, serv- ing for more than two decades in the Delray Beach Police Depart- ment before becoming chief of •h" T.,nn.."." n..•.....-lartmcnt who was married to Suzanne Carter, a r ho served as chief .plain at the Delray Be. - Police Department. They orced in early 2014. An earlier marriage, to Margaret Alice Morse, ended in divorce in 1999. It. is not clear whether she is the woman who was shot. Another news article said that e resigned from the Tequesta ce Department in 2010 to re- turn Wyoming to care for an ailing sis In 2012, hejo ' - • eachtree City Police Department in a new- ly created position, assistant chief to Chief H. C. Clark, who had also worked in a Palm Beach County police department. Chief Clark resigned in July. Peachtree r ity is an upper -middle-class Submitted into the puutic record for item(s) PA-. 1 on g • 17 • I S City Ctefg•