[Neighbors] Question: What are we doing? Homeless Setting up Tents at Tennis Courts (Lead & Wesleyan)

Wed Mar 20 19:59:20 MDT 2024

>From my point of view, the current Board of NHNA is very hard working,
attends to many issues, and is well aware of the issues of homelessness.

Walking the neighborhood?  For one, it isn't that small, even walking it,
residents can easily miss sighting the walker.  If there are objections to
the way this Board works, 

Perhaps attending a few meetings and acknowledging the challenges facing
board members, often while working other jobs,  might make one aware of how
much is actually

done, known about, homelessness, and raft of other issues.  That no one
should be camping out on the tennis court is not contested, but the causes
and problems of 

homelessness is a City wide challenge. Yes, 311. In any case, the City needs
to provide every neighborhood including NH with adequate responses to keep
the order, the 

sanitation, the peace and civility situation under control.  Yes!!!! To both
Board request and to Individual residents who need to call the necessary
authorities and NOT wait for the NHNA

President, let alone other Board members "to do something".  Sadly, the
entirety population of a given neighborhood area has to, these days, be
involved in

getting actions, generating solutions. This is not the old days , have one
person call City Hall, and get a response because that person has the
supposed

political "clout" to get action. 

From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com>
On Behalf Of Tom Simic via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 3:37 PM
To: Gary Eyster <meyster1 at me.com>; 'Mike P.' <moonpie785 at gmail.com>; 'Nob
Hill' <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Question: What are we doing? Homeless Setting up
Tents at Tennis Courts (Lead & Wesleyan)

Homelessness  is a problem in our city and not just in Nob Hill. Yes, I
agree with you that it would be nice to see board members walking around
our neighborhood and getting  feedback. But maybe people aren't aware that
being a  board member isn't a paid job and that these members have full time
jobs and can only do so much during their off times. It is our
responsibility to make them aware of problems.  It is also our
responsibility to call 311 or 242-cops, depending on the situation. I know
that when I see problems areas in my neighborhood, I call the necessary
authorities and not wait for our  NHNA president or board to handle it for
me. Being on the board isn't  a piece of cake.

This is our neighborhood and we should all do what we can to make it better.

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Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Question: What are we doing? Homeless Setting up
Tents at Tennis Courts (Lead & Wesleyan) 

Hi, Michael.

I'm president of Nob Hill Neighborhood Association.

I work pretty hard for Nob Hill, along with many others, but I don't go door
to door much. 

I do meet with anyone who asks. Let's have coffee and share some ideas.

When are you available?

Kind regards, Gary

Gary Eyster

President, Nob Hill Neighborhood Association

(505)991-1388

meyster1 at me.com <mailto:meyster1 at me.com> 

www.nobhill-nm.com <http://www.nobhill-nm.com> 

From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm
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via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 10:34 AM
To: Nob Hill <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com> >
Subject: [Neighbors] Question: What are we doing? Homeless Setting up Tents
at Tennis Courts (Lead & Wesleyan)

Dear Nob Hill, 

I am quite angered that my daughter came home and said a homeless person was
camping in front of the entrance to the tennis courts at Lead & Wellesley.
Her and her friend left as they should have and didn't practice.  I saw
someone respond that posts about homeless people should be on Next Door.  I
would submit that our Nob Hill Association is also exactly where this
discussion should take place.  A week ago the people of Nob Hill and those
around Hyder Park worked with the city and police to remove two RV's and one
huge rental truck that were "camping" around Hyder Park.  Within one day one
RV had thrown out tires and garbage into Hyder Park.  With many calls to the
police, city and our city council member, they were told to move.  Now we
have someone "camping" in a green tent in Nob Hill near the tennis courts at
Lead & Wesleyan.  Please call 311 or 242 Cops and have them removed.  

And what's concerning is - where is the leadership from Nob Hill
Neighborhood Assoc. who is in regular contact with the police liaison for
our area?  What are they doing?  Why aren't they updating the membership
about the serious issue of homelessness? They don't answer Facebook
messages, they have hardly any Instagram presence, that's unacceptable for
Nob Hill, our premier neighborhood.  If NHNA needs help with social media
they should be sending out emails asking for help (they absolutely need
help).  I'm concerned that my wife and I have lived in Nob Hill for two
years and we have never met our Nob Hill President except at a meeting.
Whomever that currently is should be walking all around our neighborhood
introducing themselves, hearing concerns, making sure all is well and
reporting any vehicles, RV's, tents that are "camping" in our neighborhood.

If these people have had a tough life and something brought them to this sad
point or if they love living this way, we as a community do NOT have to just
put up with it.  We are all doing our best just taking care of ourselves and
we've poured a lot of money into our homes not to have some garbage RV, tent
or car park in front of it and start dumping their human waste in the street
among other things.  The people in these RV's, tents and cars bring garbage,
feces & urine, drug paraphernalia and others just like them.  And it will
get out of control faster than our neighborhood association apparently
realizes.  They are welcome to go camp in an industrial area or an actual
campground.  But we should not allow them to just come into Nob Hill (or
Hyder Park) and just start camping in front of people's homes or at city
parks.  Do you want them in front of your home with all their filth?  We
sure do not. 

 If anyone has any suggestions we are ready to listen and help. Please call
311 or 242-cops and get these people removed from Nob Hill.  

Thank you.  

Sincerely, 

Michael 

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