Catholic Charities, Tampa Residents in Flap Over ‘Tent City’ Plan
May 14, 2009
Residents of an East Tampa, Fla., subdivision are fighting plans by Catholic Charities to erect a temporary “tent city” for local homeless people, reports The Tampa Tribune.
Catholic Charities wants to place 250 temporary wooden shelters on 12 acres in the East Lake Park neighborhood. The organization says residents would stay a maximum of 90 days and get help finding jobs and becoming independent. But neighbors say they fear increased panhandling and crime.
