MAYVILLE – A motel in Falconer this is being utilized by the county for transitional and brief housing is still a point of interest for citizens who oppose it getting used for this goal.
All over the Chautauqua County Legislature assembly Wednesday, Falconer resident Kerry Chase, who oversees the Group Watch program, addressed lawmakers concerning the clientele on the motel.
Sooner than Chase spoke, she submitted a petition with 156 signatures on it calling on political leaders to re-consider the transitional housing program situated on the Finances Inn and the High quality Inn in Falconer.
“We strongly really feel that Falconer lacks the sources to correctly lend a hand the folks in this system thrive. We now have persevered an build up in robbery in our companies and our flats for strategy to(o) lengthy. We now have misplaced two companies within the village on account of the task coming from the Finances Inn. Our different companies had been negatively impacted through consumers of the lodges. Our citizens don’t really feel secure strolling down our major streets. We now have tolerated needles on our streets and parking loads, disorderly behavior, consistent begging for cash, lewd habits, and an build up in regulation enforcement task and scientific help wanted in our group,” the petition reads. “We the undersigned are involved and offended voters who urge our leaders to behave now and transfer the transitional housing program and the code blue program out of Falconer, NY and right into a location that higher permits get admission to to techniques and sources to lend a hand program recipients enhance their lives.”
Within the petition used to be a small segment for signers to jot down feedback. Probably the most feedback come with: “uncool actions,” “uninterested in being requested for cash,” “save our village,” “grocery retailer harassment,” “apprehensive all over the day,” and plenty of extra.
Lots of the signatures had been dated in September and October, earlier than the hearth on the Colony Motel which took place on Oct. 24.
On the time of the hearth, County Government PJ Wendel mentioned that 15 folks had been displaced within the blaze. The Colony Motel used to be one of the most few different accommodations that used to be utilized by Social Products and services for brief and transitional housing.
Chase referenced the hearth all over her public deal with. “With the Colony burning, we’re unquestionably seeing an build up,” she mentioned.
Chase mentioned loitering is especially an issue. “We will be able to’t stroll down the streets anymore with out being confronted with folks. They’re at the benches; they’re loitering and a large number of them don’t have anything else to do all over the day,” she mentioned.
She gave the instance that she sees homeless folks slumbering within the native library all over the day.
On the identical time, Chase mentioned Falconer citizens wish to be of help. “We acknowledge this isn’t only a Falconer factor. That is far and wide,” she mentioned.
Chase insists village citizens care concerning the well-being of those that reside within the Finances Inn. “We wish to be just right neighbors. We care about what’s taking place to them, however we wish that to be reciprocated despite the fact that,” she mentioned.
Chase mentioned she’s scheduled a gathering with the Division of Social Products and services on the finish of the month. They’ve additionally subsidized clothes drives and will likely be operating with the soup kitchen “so we will be able to be higher neighbors.”
After she spoke, Legislature Chairman Pierre Chagnon, R-Ellery, thanked Chase for her feedback.
