No Gateway Shelter at Lovelace Gibson

Historic building needs to be preserved!!

I sure hope the Mayor does not use the old Lovelace bldg for homeless. He needs to purchase some land out of abq to help and place homeless in an area they can spread out. Why would he even consider putting the homeless in a residential area

No No No. What was the city and city leadership thinking when they signed on for this? We lead the charts on every bad list you don't want to see your name on, so why not add homelessness to the list, and right by the airport to greet tourists, business travelers, balloon fiesta attendees, people with overnight layovers, military members and their families, etc? And NEWSFLASH, this mega shelter concept isn't some genius idea nobody's thought of before. It's just not done elsewhere because IT DOESNT WORK AND NOBODY WANTS IT IN THEIR BACKYARD!!!

This will RUIN property values

I am signing this not because I oppose the establishment of services in District 6 for people experiencing homelessness, but because of the manner in which the City has handled this decision and the complete lack of consideration for the surrounding neighborhoods. There must be active planning to ease the burdens on District 6 neighborhoods BEFORE the Gibson Center starts being used, and its use must be scaled back considerably. I hope everyone reading this petition and the comments will actively oppose the City's application for a conditional use permit until the neighborhoods' concerns are fully addressed and a plan is in place.

add also Sandra Alden

This was not acceptable. Not giving the surrounding neighborhoods the opportunity to oppose this shelter. It seems dumping more crime and homeless in our area is okay. The tiny house community was placed here. Share the pain and problems . we don't need a mega shelter.

I was a resident in Sacramento in the early 90's. I saw first hand the impact a high concentration of homeless people and a rise in drug use can do to a community. My home was broken into 3 times, my car was broken I to 2 times, and I had 2 bikes stolen. You are sorely mistaken if you do not believe this will impact a neighborhood.

I support the City’s attempt to address homelessness but think that community input is essential. I suggest that the community needs more information on what is planned. Consequently, I strongly suggest that the community be given a prominent role in it’s planning. I also suggest asking a professional facilitator conduct the meetings and based on the input a more comprehensive structure be formalized. This is not a one and done process, to be successful it needs to be formalized and our elected officials be involved. I have some experience in this issue gained from my work experience and yes not from New Mexico but am now disabled and unable to offer my assistance other than this limited role. Good luck. One last thing, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has access to resources that might be able to offer assistance. One last thought, maybe a presentation on how other communities have addressed these issues.

We have lived in the Elder Homestead neighborhood since 1973 and it has always been a nice neighborhood with caring people. Within the last few years we have had apartments built that are federally assisted and it has added to a lot of street traffic and crime. We have experienced people coming to our door asking for assistance and when we tried to direct them to an agency we have had our front window broken and had to call the police to remove a person from our property. Within the last four months we have had our garage broken into and and several things stolen although our fence is locked and we have a very high wall. I have always enjoyed walking our little dog and visiting with our neighbors. At this time I don't think that the Lovelace Facility plan is good for our area. I would hope that the Mayor will take a look at the promises he has made and keep them.

A 200 bed facility barely puts a dent in the number of homeless people on the streets at night, during the day, camped out by freeway overpasses, downtown parks, in doorways of businesses in Nob Hill, in vacant buildings and houses, east and west Central Ave, and the list goes on. Plus, many sleep in cars, extended stay motels, or end up in jail. If it takes the entire Lovelace Medical complex to deal with 200 homeless people, they'll need about 20 more facilities like that to make a noticeable difference.

The SE quadrant should not bear the burden of all or a majority of the homeless problem and proposed solutions. There should be smaller systems of support across Albuquerque

$14million, earlier homeless task forces' recommended smaller locations would better serve this population. 4/7/2021 ABQ Journal reports Mayor Keller said "We're going to test things, experiment with things, we're going to find out what works over time." $14million, Gibson Center finalized and Mayor Keller admits he doesn't have a plan. No plan where this population will go when daylight breaks. Keller doesn't care. Davis doesn't care. $14million

This is nothing more than Kellers '" Pet Project" It will turn out to be a huge mess much like the ART project , There are halfway houses all over in this area unregulated and are magnets for the homeless. Crime will sky rocket as APD is unable to do their job for fear they will get in to trouble for being mean to criminals . A homeless person need to WANT HELP in order to receive it

Last thing we need is further issues on Gibson.

I'm tired of being dumped on by the city. The burden should be shared citywide. Not just in 2 districts. Our property values are steadily decreasing. It is not fair. We need to feel safe in our neighborhood. I already have a halfway house on my block and homeless people walking up and down the street.

I’ve lived in the homestead neighborhood 23 yrs I also work delivery mail walking these streets 18 yrs same rt I’ve seen the crime & homeless drugs trash robberies called police many times for serious incidents this mega shelter is a huge mistake a lot of my neighbors & customers are elderly & are afraid now of leaving their homes as it is plus it’s a dangerous job for all carriers working in this neighborhood as it is now this will increase the crime the Mayor went back on his word & needs to accountable for his actions please don’t put the Mega shelter in at Lovelace it’s crazy enough right now thank u!

This plan should not have implemented in the first place and should not be in district 6. This area of town is already overwhelmed and we are tired of being the dumping grounds for every project no one else in the city wants. This area of town is already the most dense population wise so adding additional people to the area is unwise.

Smaller group homes instead. All districts should equally share homeless population

Experts, neighborhoods, the public, and even the homeless agree that large, MegaShelters, are not the best way to help the homeless. Mayor Keller had agreed to listen and after consideration said he would go with several smaller shelters. Now, the city continues to say that is the plan, but all reports seem to indicate they are planning a large shelter (200+). I am very much in favor of assistance to get the homeless, real and permanent solutions in resolving the problems that are keeping them on the streets. However, I do not believe the MegaShelter is the way to do this. And if Mayor Keller reneges on his agreement to go with smaller shelters, then I am not in favor of the former Lovelace hospital being the site of a MegaShelter. If the shelter is going to house more than 50 beds, it should be placed in a neighborhood that is receiving the resources to support such a project. I do not believe the SE corridor is presently receiving these resources and have doubts that we will receive the support if the project goes through as planned. Other parts of the city need to share the burden. The Lovelace building can be one of the sites for a small shelter and the location for resources. Also I am in favor of Lovelace being the site for Medical beds, with the clients receiving 24/7 care and supervision. I am against the former Lovelace building being the site of a large shelter.