Prevent homelessness

Thu., July 7, 2016

Regarding the June 30th article “Big plans for tiny homes”: Is this not a foolish waste of money and time? Yes, of course, they are cute. But my guess is that many homeless families would be happy to go back to the home they were evicted from.

You know the ones. Every neighborhood has several empty homes, usually owned by a bank somewhere. They are not maintained, the grass and weeds are long, the lawn is dry, the trees are dying, and mice have moved in. And it has been vacant for how long now? Probably three to four years.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers is praising this idea along with other Republicans. Building new may be profitable for business but it often is not the best choice. Wouldn’t it be better to spend the money to give people a helping hand before they are evicted? Help them get on their feet again and completely avoid the trauma of homelessness.

Dorothy Mehl

Spokane

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