Worried about the safety of the campus Hacienda Heights Chinese Association ask School District Committee to publicly oppose the renovation of the homeless center by Motel 6
By David Fang
Hacienda Heights/La Puente School District Goal #5 states school district will provide students and employees a safe, orderly and clean school. Here emphasis safety, let us discuss the safety issue in our schools.
1) There are 7 schools within the walking distance from Motel 6, which include Palm Elementary School, Los Robles Academy, Orange Grove Middle School, Montosuri, Los Altos High School and La Puente High School. Specially, Palm Elementary School walking distance from Mitel 6 is only 0.3 miles, 7 minutes walk away, only 600 hundred steps. How to protect the safety of students and teachers?
2) Homeless persons are found always related to drug and mental illness. Motel 6 designed to have 142 homeless persons live in, are they clearly present a potential risk in our schools. We said kids safety first, is that ironic to the goal of school district.
3) 90 feet away from Freeway 60 exit. Will homeless persons walk into Freeway 60, cause serious traffic jam, and what about homeless persons hit by high speed car, it is potential threat to Freeway 60, and it involve Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut, City of Industry and La Puente.
4) Hacienda Heights was assigned only 2 police cars and short of police personnels; how can police handle the additional instances caused by homeless persons live in the village。if Motel 6 does not have special budget for police, should not issue permit. In other words, no extra budget no permit.
5) Due process is being challenged, neighbors and friends in Hacienda Heights never get informed, there is no public hearing to express their opinion. Neither School board being informed motel 6 is converting to Homeless Center.
What is School board position, residents are entitled to know. Please clearly express your position, parents and residents shall support School board to fight against County’s wrong decision about Motel 6 converting to Permanent Homeless Decision.
