Comments on: Sparks Fly at Hemet City Council Meeting

By: Glenda Hughes

Glenda Hughes — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:14:50 +0000

I couldnt have said it any better!!!

The purpose site is right across the street where I live. I DONT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WANT THAT FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME. IT ALREADY A NIGHTMARE JUST TO TAKE A WALK LET ALONE JUSK STEP OUT MY FRONT DOOR.
I WENT FOR A VERY SHORY WALK WHEN I HAD A KNIFE PULLED ON ME!!!
DO NOT PUT THE FACILITY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!!
YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT THE HOMELESS DRUG ADDICT CRIMINALS, PUY THE FACILITY IN YOUR BLANKING NEIGHBORHOOD!!!!

By: Glenda Hughes

Glenda Hughes — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:13:42 +0000

In reply to Wade Alger.

I couldnt have said it any better!!!

By: Glenda Hughes

Glenda Hughes — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:09:06 +0000

In reply to Barbara Crews.

I couldnt have said it any better!!!

By: Jeff Warner

Jeff Warner — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:05:45 +0000

It is a county facility, not a Hemet facility. Mental health persons from anywhere in the county will be sent there. 485 beds will eventually require ten times as many, since Coachella, Indio, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Temecula, Menifee, Mutietta and every other location in the county, will send them to Hemet.
Federal grant money, county money has nothing to do with the location. We need to build the facility in the central part of the county, and make sure the security of the local population doesn’t have to pay for it, the entire county should pay for the security as well as the facility and maintenance.

By: Barbara Crews

Barbara Crews — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:20:32 +0000

In reply to April Jones. Terrific! Find a place in Riverside then. It's a bigger town and more space to spread them out. Then you can bus 485 of them to Riverside and out of Hemet. Do not house them here in this SMALL town while they "rehab" in 3-6 mos...and eventually release them on our streets. That is not fair!

By: MH

MH — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:36:49 +0000

Why not allocate that money for cleaning up East Hemet in the form of trash removal, groundskeeping, painting, fixing broken sidewalks? Why is the east side totally neglected? Also, does anyone proofread anymore? The grammar and punctuation in this article was painful to read.

By: April Jones

April Jones — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:18:36 +0000

In reply to Michael Vinson. Oh and it gets worse, Riverside University Health wasn’t asking the city for a DIME to build this facility. They received a grant and it would cost Hemet NOTHING.

By: kathleen kirkendall

kathleen kirkendall — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:18:42 +0000

In reply to K. Chambers. we need to do things that change the direction of our young people, so that they do not become homeless and drug addictive. They need wholesome activities, so maybe by putting our money into the skate park we can help turn this mess around for the future. The current homeless and drug addicted need to be held accountable, so they would need to show that they are being helped to get out of their current lifestyles, we should not just house them in order to make our city cleaner. That would just be enabling them to continue their destructive lifestyle.

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:08:11 +0000

I’m not opposed to a Mental Health Facitlity or a Homeless Facility. I am opposed to the location mentioned ONLY because it is on the one main road that is used all day and all night. I don’t think it needs to be a desert either. There is plenty of empty fields in Hemet. Also, I would think that when a “patient” or a homeless person is receiving help, wouldn’t it be healthy to have an area where one could take a walk to just be by themself, thinking, singing, etc., while receiving the help from the facility. Obviously, restrictions have to be followed. My point is, I think both sides of this discussion could very well come together and resolve this issue if they take a minute to “pretend” in their mind “what would I like if I needed help.” I know I would like the freedom to wear clean clothes, read outside, help in the kitchen possibly, learn something new, etc. Two two sides make one, if you’re willing to listen to everyone’s concerns with fair negotiations. R. Brandenburg

By: Wade Alger

Wade Alger — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 20:17:00 +0000

All right for one I’m getting tired of hearing people complain about the homeless problem,and then when someone tries to do something about it they do nothing but complain about that too. The same old not in my backyard crap. Almost everyone suffers from some type of mental hang up. Some are just much worse than others. I think very few people really choose to be homeless, or to be mentally ill. I’ll tell you what goes through my mind when I see a homeless person. It’s the old saying that”there but for the grace of God go I”.