The City Of Fort Lauderdale Should Continue Or Lift The...

MEMORANDUM ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary: The main issue is whether or not the city of Fort Lauderdale should continue or lift the ban on the public feeding of the homeless through out the city. To determine what action should be taken regarding the public feeding of the homeless it is important to know what both sides of the issue are. Supporters of the public feeding ban believe that the mass feeding of homeless in pubic is problematic because of health and safety concerns. By creating rules for public feeding such as limiting how close the sites can be to each other and residential areas, requiring property owner permission, and requiring at least portable toilets this ensures that the area stays sanitary. Some supporters of the public feeding ban also view public feeding as the city of Fort Lauderdale and its citizens saying that being homeless is something that they approve of. One issue related to the perceived approval of hoards of homeless people are how visitors see the city in a negative light as discussed by Lee Stranahan, in his article How Did Liberal Altruism Ruin A Public Park? There is also the idea that the public feeding ban actually helps more than just homeless people; it helps provide more food to area residents in need as well. More people have been helped because the public feeding ban has led to more faith based organizations being able to move their efforts to feed the homeless fromShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pageswritten permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, (201)748-6011, fax (201)748-6008, website http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. To order books or for customer service please, call 1-800-CALL