Florida lawmakers, one of whom is Jeff Clemens, are seeking rules for "sober houses" that are allowed to be in our residential neighborhoods. According to the city manager, we have three such requests for housing for the Homeless in residential neighborhoods, many of whom are addicts. These sober houses will house addicts and alcoholics and/or the mentally ill. Those clever landlords who want to take over properties to make a living off of the government and the American taxpayer under the pretense of helping these poor folks, could be locating right next to you. There had better be laws that protect all of us. Crime is up and some of the Homeless are involved.
Jeff Clemens is also sponsoring medical marijuana that is a drug that leads to harder drugs. 99.9% of cocaine users began by using marijuana. See Foundation for a Drug free world.
But the housing will be regulated, a sobering thought.
Hypodermic needle on S. Lakeside Drive
SB 582: Substance Abuse Services
GENERAL BILL by Clemens
Substance Abuse Services; Prohibiting a sober house
transitional living home from operating in this state without a valid
certificate of registration from the Department of Children and
Families; requiring a sober house operator to annually apply for a
certificate of registration with the department; requiring certain sober
house transitional living homes to apply for a certificate of
registration by a specified date; requiring the department to adopt
rules pertaining to the application process for obtaining a certificate
of registration, etc.
this city has been a dumping ground for years and getting crazy now.
ReplyDeleteOf course the City could enforce its short term rental law which would keep these houses out, but Comm. Scott at the Parrot Cove meeting re the sober house said the City had no plans to do so.
ReplyDeleteThanks for nothing Commissioner and City.
ReplyDeleteYes, and then we have rich famous people who can improve their places and avoid our city laws. The city officials said yesterday that property owners are only supposed to be allowed to have their property boarded up for a year, then need to rehab or demolish. Yes, some rich people are allowed 15-20 years or more to keep their blight boarded up for the rest of us to look at in this city for the rest of our lives. Shame on the rich and famous who use their power to keep our city blighted and unattractive, they have the money, just refuse to spend it or follow our laws using their power and name to get around our laws. It is all very sad.
Anonymous said...
this city has been a dumping ground for years and getting crazy now.
February 6, 2014 at 12:50 PM
"Anonymous said...
Of course the City could enforce its short term rental law which would keep these houses out, but Comm. Scott at the Parrot Cove meeting re the sober house said the City had no plans to do so.
Thanks for nothing Commissioner and City.
February 6, 2014 at 1:52 PM "
It's getting so bad, we have a neighbor renting out her "guest" houses by her pool just for this very use...and the government agencies are paying her well for bringing these derelicts- shooting guns off- into our neighborhood and community. You should be ashamed Ms. "Know it all"
ReplyDeleteCharming little white house on Federal Highway and Second Avenue south has 20+ losers (addicts, cons) packed into it hanging out all day. Why work? These halfway houses are seriously degrading our nice community. For Pete's sake city commission forget about painting flower pots pretty colors and GET ON THIS! Get these guys out of our neighborhoods. Send them back to mom.
ReplyDeleteWHERE EVER THEY PUT THEM CRIME WILL FOLLOW BECAUSE ADDICTS DONT GET CURED AND IT TAKES MANY RELAPSES SO THAT MEANS MORE DRUGS
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