A few weeks ago I went to the County Commissioner's public forum to talk about 519 among other homeless issues.
� At that time the Commissioners said that 519 will reopen in the fall (we shall see).
� The Mpls. City Council sent a letter to the County Commissioners urging them to keep shelters they fund open year round (not shut them in the summer).
� The money the city used for emergency shelter following the closing of 519 Portland did not go to replace those over 100 beds (mats) lost at 519.
�� The film short "Illegal to be Homeless": features the closing of 519 in one of its segments.
��� If you want to see the film, it will be shown for public viewing over the next few months. It describes 519 and the crappy circumstances people who are homeless are forced into.
�������� Margaret Hastings-Minneapolis-Kingfield
