Thursday, August 9, 2007
Fort Worth City Council to vote on alcohol-free areas near homeless shelters
The city council would be wise not to confuse drunk people by forcing them to convert their fines from pounds to dollars. Nor wise to anger them when they realize how much more beer they could buy with English currency.
The Fort Worth City Council tonight will consider whether or not to create alcohol-free zones around homeless shelters in the city. While some believe this could be an initial step in helping the problem of public intoxication around Lancaster Avenue, others are not so sure. The critics say that just taking away the nearest alcohol provider will not get at the root of the problem for many of Fort Worth's homeless citizens. Other cities with similar alcohol bans have shown no sign of improvement after the change took place.
Posted by Erin
Email
|
Print
|
0 Comments
|
Contribute
|
- »Fort Worth ISD teachers rewarded for exceptional teaching with peak in paychecks
- »Fort Worth police, feeling threatened, shoot man with gun
- »Dead calf dumping scofflaw strikes Fort Worth U-Haul store
- »Fort Worth man dies after altercation with police
- »Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to perform free community concert February 21
-
»UPDATED: Residents of Sycamore Heights in Fort Worth blast city about planned natural gas pipeline
-
»Fort Worth ISD looks for dropouts to convince them to re-enroll in high school
-
»Protesters call for gas drilling moratorium at Fort Worth City Council session
-
»Fort Worth Eighth Avenue drilling hearing delayed
-
»Fort Worth public hearing on Barnett Shale Monday addresses noise issues, drilling rights
|
an event
|
a restaurant
|
|
a garage sale
|
a drink special
|
|
a movie showtime
|
local music
|
a job
|
a house
|
|
a deal
|
a pet
|
