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Originally posted by Amy:

Bitterboy, where is your proof that they require no meaningful ID? Becuase I am told that they require identification at the beginning of each PADS season and that ID needs to demonstrate that they lived in DuPage County.

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And though not all homeless men are sex offenders by any stretch, a large number of sex offenders are, in fact, homeless.

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Originally posted by darlili:
Would it be possible to levy some sort of impact fee on the PADS sponsors (the churches, PADS itself), to help pay for increased security, etc., maybe within a given radius of PADS sites and for some time period before and after PADS nights?

BTW, I never received a phone call back from the church regarding its proposal for summer PADS nights. Are the PADS people actually willing to sit down with the affected villages, such as Downers Grove and Glen Ellyn and work out some solutions? Amy, have they ever talked with you regarding how they feel about what's happening in the library, the CBD, etc, and how it's stoking anger, etc., within residents?

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Originally posted by GE Fan:
"Excuse me sir, I would like to buy $425.00 worth of rights."

That is it - I can open a "rights" store in the CBD. Since 73.467% of all people in the CBD at any given time are homeless vagrants, and since they pay no money and have no rights, I can target the largest segment of the potential shopping base by opening this "rights" store. We can sell "freedom of assembly" for $20, "freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures" for $10, "freedom of speech" for $5 and "freedom of religion" for $.50. Of course, I will not accept change but will put a change machine in the shop and take 10% of all converted monies as a convenience fee.

I will make a killing. Bad pun - Well, of course I would have to sell the "right to bear arms" for at least $500....because after all, I'll be very community conscious and won't want any trouble.

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The thing is that the church and the people who assist at the church are all volunteers. If you want answers, I'd go directly to PADS. If you want to make sure the local PADS churches know your concerns, you should just talk to one of the ministers. They want to know if things happening at their church are causing problems. I have not spoken with my minister or the volunteer coordiators. I suppose I should. I guess I've been trying to deal directly with PADS....

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Originally posted by GE Fan:
We're not alone

Library Regulations

Library Policies Article

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Woodstock, IL

In April 2005, local merchants asked the City Council for help dealing with a number of homeless people disrupting business and harassing employees and customers. One business owner said, “My staff is afraid to stay there alone.” Nonetheless, they agreed that not all homeless men and women were the problem, only a small number who had obviously been drinking.

The Public Action to Deliver Shelter came under heat from the City Council because of claims that their “no drinking policy” was not being enforced. The shelter responded that their no drinking policy is strictly enforced and that there really is nothing it can do about controlling homeless behavior off site.

Mark Alston-Follansbee, executive director of the Somerville Homeless Coalition, said, “These are folks who are at the bottom of the barrel, and they get blamed for all kinds of problems in our society. I think if our society spent more thinking about helping them get homes, there’d be less of this kind of hysteria.”

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Originally posted by ronkas:

Interesting. What if the public library became "the library?". A club devoted to reading and research to which you had to belong? Access denied?

I think there is going to be a groundswell of support for limiting the free access of public spaces such as libraries. Public safety can be stated as the objective. You can always apply reasonable restrictions if you state your civic objective narrowly. The Supreme's latest rulings are leaning in that direction.

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Originally posted by GEM:
Someone once told me "work will set you free"

What do you think Ron?

Maybe some sort of gainful employment might help them?

Business as usual just doesn't seem to be working.

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Originally posted by Clamato:

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Originally posted by GEM:
Someone once told me "work will set you free"

What do you think Ron?

Maybe some sort of gainful employment might help them?

Business as usual just doesn't seem to be working.

Are you suggesting concentration camps for the homeless?

Your surname is German...no? Who told you that work sets you free?

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Originally posted by Sweetmariez:
Does anyone want to help me create a Glen Ellyn Neighborhood Coalition to find a way to put an end to this homeless invasion? Honestly, I don't think there is enough awareness among the residents that this is going on. A lot of people are like me--working full time, raising a family, don't get into the downtown area too much. That doesn't mean they will stand by and let this happen. I am not a lawyer or an economist but I am a marketer with 25 years experience developing marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies. I bet with some help I could put together a terrific marketing/PR campaign to draw attention to this outrage. I can do it all: direct mail, e-mail blasts, media kits, etc. If residents know about it and say "Who cares?" that is one thing but I don't think there are enough residents that know about it.
My e-mail address is in my profile. I don't want to publish it here because I don't want to deal with a bunch of PADS people calling me a bigot. I want to put my energies into creating awareness of what is going on with the bulk of the Glen Ellyn residents who are unsuspecting. The PADS people are relying on the fact that most residents don't know that this is going on, believe me. They are a vocal minority that is imposing its will on the community and we need to reach out to the silent majority for help.

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Originally posted by Clamato:

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Originally posted by GEM:
Someone once told me "work will set you free"

What do you think Ron?

Maybe some sort of gainful employment might help them?

Business as usual just doesn't seem to be working.

Are you suggesting concentration camps for the homeless?

Your surname is German...no? Who told you that work sets you free?

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Originally posted by Yossarian:

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Originally posted by GEM:
Someone once told me "work will set you free"

Those unfamilair with history are destined to repeat it. GEM-You've stepped into the racist do-do again, that phrase was placed over the entrances of some Nazi concentration camps.

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Originally posted by Sweetmariez:
I am not a lawyer or an economist but I am a marketer with 25 years experience developing marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies. I bet with some help I could put together a terrific marketing/PR campaign to draw attention to this outrage. I can do it all: direct mail, e-mail blasts, media kits, etc.

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I want to put my energies into creating awareness of what is going on with the bulk of the Glen Ellyn residents who are unsuspecting. The PADS people are relying on the fact that most residents don't know that this is going on, believe me. They are a vocal minority that is imposing its will on the community and we need to reach out to the silent majority for help.

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I'd be willing to bet there are more PADS volunteers than people complaining on this board.