Dear Fellow UVCB Members,
As many of you are aware of, the city of Lebanon is proposing an ordinance
that would effectively make homelessness a crime in Lebanon. If you are a
Lebanon or West Lebanon resident, please contact your representative to
urge them to vote NO on the proposal. Regardless of your residency, please
go to the city council meeting on June 15 to make your voice heard.
More information below. Thank you for standing up for those in need.
Dwight Aspinwall
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Friends,
Please act now if you care about people who are homeless AND you are a
resident of Lebanon or West Lebanon, NH! If this is YOU, please read on!
The Lebanon City Council is considering an ordinance that would essentially
make being homeless a crime. If you camped on City of Lebanon property
(like sleeping or camping near the river near Hannafords in West Leb) for
more than 2 hours between dusk and dawn you would be subject to eviction
and a $100 fine. (Complete copy of the ordinance text attached. Background
is Page 1, ordinance begins Page 3).
UVIP and many others consider this an injustice to those among us who are
homeless. The American Civil Liberties Union of NH (letter attached)
believes it is unconstitutional as well. Community efforts should be
focused on providing services to people who are homeless, not sending them
to jail. If you agree, and you live in Lebanon or west Lebanon, your
support is needed NOW.
You can say I CARE by your presence at the Lebanon City Council public
hearing on Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 PM at the City Council chambers at
Lebanon City Hall, on the green in Lebanon. You of course might testify –
but your simple silent presence will also add to the power of “we the
residents of Lebanon and West Lebanon believe this is a BAD ordinance and
should not be passed.”
Even more powerful – call or e-mail your Lebanon City Councilors BEFORE the
June 15 hearing and tell them what you think about criminalizing
homelessness. Talking Points are attached, but say what you feel! Contact
information for all City Councilors is below my signature. You can contact
YOUR Ward 1, 2, or 3 Councilors PLUS all the At-Large Councilors. If you do
not know your Ward, your voting place will be a clue (see list below) or
the attached map may help.
Please reach out to your Lebanon and West Lebanon friends and neighbors and
urge them, too, to call or e-mail their City Councilors (Ward and At-Large)
and then pack the Lebanon City Council chambers on June 15 at 7:00 PM and
say, “This is not right. Vote NO on the proposed ordinance…”
Ward 1 (You vote at Kilton Library, West Lebanon))
Georgia A. Tuttle, MD
Mayor, Ward 1
(603) 448-1071
Email: [log in to unmask]
Suzanne M. Prentiss
Assistant Mayor, Ward 1
603-381-9195
Email: [log in to unmask]
Ward 2 (You vote at United Methodist Church, 18 School Street)
Bill Finn
Councilor, Ward 2
603-448-6265
Email: [log in to unmask]
Bruce Bronner
Councilor, Ward 2
Email: [log in to unmask]
Ward 3 (you vote at City Hall)
Clifton Below
Councilor, Ward 3
603-448-2519
Email: [log in to unmask]
Sarah L. Welsch
Councilor, Ward 3
603-398-5221
Email: [log in to unmask]
At Large (Represent all Lebanon residents)
Erling Heistad
Councilor, At-Large
603-448-9955
Email: [log in to unmask]
Karen Liot Hill
Councilor, At-Large
603-252-2542
Email: [log in to unmask]
Timothy J. McNamara
Councilor, At-large
Home: 603-678-8905
Work: 603-646-0936
Email: [log in to unmask]
Link to further information:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8H-lS__OX9bTUVERjVMeDZMelU
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