I am afraid to enjoy our downtown with my kids or alone because of the aggressiveness and debauchery of the panhandlers there. Please do something to stop this!
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Scott B Free
8 years ago
I live downtown been here forever it is really bad !!
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Linda
8 years ago
Down town is not the only businesses affected!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
It's sick that the city hasn't taken a tougher hand on this. This is not fair to the tax payers of the community. Not too mention, the city looks bad and can lose revenue from tourists who don't want to see this when visiting what is supposed to be a historic and beautiful city. Get your act together and get this done!
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marty miller
8 years ago
enforce applicable laws
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Elizabeth Blalock
8 years ago
I do not think they should be in the streets of St Augustine. Especially downtown where all the tourists are.
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Chuck Bromirski
8 years ago
Total agreement
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Laura Warwin
8 years ago
I was completely disgusted and shocked the last time my family and I were downtown (about 4 weeks ago). I won't go again until the city wakes up and cleans up historic downtown before it's too late. I will not recommend friends or out of town guests go either. As a lifelong resident and fourth generation Floridian, I am really appalled that things have gotten this bad in beautiful St. Augustine.
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Denise McQuaig
8 years ago
Thank you . Hope this helps get things done.
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Heather Cooper
8 years ago
if we took the musicians away for earning money through the 'Arts' why or how can we allow these people to make money for their 'pimp'! outraged
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Jueyang wei
8 years ago
Please protect our city now and future.
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Daniel Shorb
8 years ago
I support more police presence downtown. On foot, on bicycle, on horse - any or all.
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Bob Lynn
8 years ago
The city needs to wake up and clean up historic downtown before it's too l
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steve mcguire
8 years ago
I live on the Island and was downtown last Friday night with family from Jacksonville and it was embarrassing.
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Susan Ernst
8 years ago
Ugh.
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Joan DeGrande
8 years ago
SJSO is cracking down on panhandling. Thumbs up to them.
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Don Cochran
8 years ago
I go less than I used to and I will not donate to the vagrants. WE SHOULD ALL STOP SUPPORTING THEM!
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donna wathen
8 years ago
i was at nights of lites and things with the homeless were not that bad until just after christmas when i was at walmart and had a few homeless people come up to me from all sides and tried to corner me in the parking lot . i had yelled at them . with got people looking. and all they kept asking for was money . i told them yelling to leave. and i did have my phone out . i yelled very loud. and that was when then left but i didn't see where they went all i wanted to do was get my things in the car and leave. so sad it was only 1pm
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Jay Mutina
8 years ago
I have lived here 6 years now and its amazing how Old Town is so overrun by panhandlers. I no longer take visitors into this area nor do my wife and I frequent restaurants like we once did. It is a shame that the City has allowed Old Town's demise.
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Lorrie Olin
8 years ago
I work on St. George Street and the panhandling is getting worse by the day. Hope this helps.
I am afraid to enjoy our downtown with my kids or alone because of the aggressiveness and debauchery of the panhandlers there. Please do something to stop this!
I live downtown been here forever it is really bad !!
Down town is not the only businesses affected!
It's sick that the city hasn't taken a tougher hand on this. This is not fair to the tax payers of the community. Not too mention, the city looks bad and can lose revenue from tourists who don't want to see this when visiting what is supposed to be a historic and beautiful city. Get your act together and get this done!
enforce applicable laws
I do not think they should be in the streets of St Augustine. Especially downtown where all the tourists are.
Total agreement
I was completely disgusted and shocked the last time my family and I were downtown (about 4 weeks ago). I won't go again until the city wakes up and cleans up historic downtown before it's too late. I will not recommend friends or out of town guests go either. As a lifelong resident and fourth generation Floridian, I am really appalled that things have gotten this bad in beautiful St. Augustine.
Thank you . Hope this helps get things done.
if we took the musicians away for earning money through the 'Arts' why or how can we allow these people to make money for their 'pimp'! outraged
Please protect our city now and future.
I support more police presence downtown. On foot, on bicycle, on horse - any or all.
The city needs to wake up and clean up historic downtown before it's too l
I live on the Island and was downtown last Friday night with family from Jacksonville and it was embarrassing.
Ugh.
SJSO is cracking down on panhandling. Thumbs up to them.
I go less than I used to and I will not donate to the vagrants. WE SHOULD ALL STOP SUPPORTING THEM!
i was at nights of lites and things with the homeless were not that bad until just after christmas when i was at walmart and had a few homeless people come up to me from all sides and tried to corner me in the parking lot . i had yelled at them . with got people looking. and all they kept asking for was money . i told them yelling to leave. and i did have my phone out . i yelled very loud. and that was when then left but i didn't see where they went all i wanted to do was get my things in the car and leave. so sad it was only 1pm
I have lived here 6 years now and its amazing how Old Town is so overrun by panhandlers. I no longer take visitors into this area nor do my wife and I frequent restaurants like we once did. It is a shame that the City has allowed Old Town's demise.
I work on St. George Street and the panhandling is getting worse by the day. Hope this helps.