Murders this week: 5
Murders this year: 240
My neighborhood of Pigtown (still referred to by aristocrats and realtors as Washington Village) has had 7 murders in the past 2 months (one of which was an 11 year old boy), and over 65 overdoses since January 1.
And perhaps City Councilman James Kraft (D-1st District) and Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke (D-14th District) should take a course in human behavior before they stand on the stump touting NIMBYisms:
City Council Fact of the Week
"City Councilman James Kraft (D-1st District) joined Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke (D-14th District) this week in voting against Resolution 05-0220, the plan to reclassify substance-abuse clinics as health-care clinics, thereby making zoning restrictions against them illegal. Both Clarke and Kraft expressed concern that too many treatment centers would move into residential areas, as opposed to staying in business districts."
"City Councilman James Kraft (D-1st District) joined Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke (D-14th District) this week in voting against Resolution 05-0220, the plan to reclassify substance-abuse clinics as health-care clinics, thereby making zoning restrictions against them illegal. Both Clarke and Kraft expressed concern that too many treatment centers would move into residential areas, as opposed to staying in business districts."
Crackheads and junkies don't like to walk very far, and typically don't stray far from a 7-8 block radius. Treatment centers need to be close to where the patients are if they are to be utilized effectively. This is why needle exchanges are now mounted on Winnebagos. Duh!
