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To: JeffA who wrote (520226)	10/13/2009 11:40:57 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583662

Spain has nearly 20% unemployment.... And a safety net... we have tent cities. Hillsborough Commissioners reject plans for a tent city Chandra Broadwater, Times Staff Writer Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAMPA — In a 4-3 vote this morning, Hillsborough County Commissioners rejected plans for a tent city in eastern Hillsborough County. The plan, proposed by Catholic Charities, would have created temporary housing for up to 250 people at a 12-acre site near the intersection of Hillsborough Avenue and Harney Road. Set to be called Hillsborough Cares, the tent city would have been modeled after Pinellas Hope, another Catholic Charities-sponsored tent city in Pinellas Park. The Pinellas project opened in 2007. Although initially met with apprehension by nearby business owners, Pinellas Hope has largely been deemed a success. In two years of operation, it has served more than 1,300 homeless residents, helping 56 percent get jobs and move into some type of permanent housing, the nonprofit's leaders have said. Catholic Charities leaders had hoped to re-create the same type of program in Hillsborough County, which has the largest population of homeless people in the state. But East Lake park residents, whose homes are near the site, opposed the plan, fearing crime would rise in their neighborhood. Chandra Broadwater can be reached at cbroadwater@sptimes.com or 813-661-2454.