John Prince Park inhabitants wait for emergency shelter amid storms, flooding

John Prince Park inhabitants wait for emergency shelter amid storms, flooding

The heavy rains and flash flooding South Florida has experienced over the last few days isn't just impacting drivers and some homeowners.

It's also taking a physical and emotional toll on those who don't have a roof over their heads, particularly at John Prince Park, where the homeless are still waiting on an emergency shelter in Palm Beach County to open.

JUST IMPACTING DRIVERS ANDHOMEOWNERS.... ITTAKING A PHYSICAL ANDEMOTIONAL TOLL ON THOSE WHODON'T HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIRHEAD... WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SARTHUR MONDALE SPOKE TO THEHOMELESS AT JOHN PRINCE PARKWHO ARE STILL WAITING ON ANEMERGENCY SHELTER TO OPE<<”AS SOON AS THAT SUN COMESUP - THEYDOOR” KRIS SHOE-DA-KOFF ISCALLED THE MAYOR OF THE*HOMELESS CAMP AT JOHN PRINPAR*&”MY TENTS LEAKING OR ITGOT RIPPED” WHEN HEDISTRIBUTING DONATIONS DROPPEDOFF AT THE SITE..HESILICONE AND TAPE TO REPAIRBATTERED TENTS..”THE TENT ISONLY 6-MONTHS OLD BUT ITBEING RIPPED” HEAVY RAIN.”RAIN FALL.

AND JUST LIKE THEOTHER*184 HOMELESS PEOPLE INTHE PAR* AND*14-HUNDREDCOUNTY WID* - HETHE ELEMENTS.”WHOA.

THE WINDAND RAIN” THIS IS THE DAMAGELEFT POST STORM AT THE PARK..”IT&CAVED IN TENTS SURROUNDED BYINCHES OF WATER..WHATA DAILY OCCURRENCE.”FOR A LOTOF PEOPLE OUT HERE IT ISFRUSTRATING” FRANCKYPIERRE-PAUL, DIFFERENT SHADE OFLOVE CLIP 5520 (03:50:05”THEYFEEL LIKE THEYTO” ADVOCATES AND THEHOMELESS WE SPOKE TO AREREFERRING TO THE*100 TO 12*BED HOMELESS EMERGENCY SHELTERNEAR THE SOUTH FLORIDAFAIRGROUNDS - APPROVED DURINA SPECIAL MEETING - APRIL 14.”THE MESSAGE RIGHT NOW IS TOGET THE TEMPORARY SHELTER OPENAS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TOALSO PROVIDE NECESSARYRESOURCES SO THAT OUR HOMELESSNEIGHBORS CAN ALSO NOT FEELLIKE WERE LYING TO THEM.

ORTHAT THINGS ARE BEINGDELAYED”(03:52:41) WE REACHEDOUT TO COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THETIMETABLE - WETEMPORARY SHELTER REMAINS ONTRACK FOR COMPLETION INMID-TO-LATE JUNE.

AND ISCONSIDERED A“PRIORITYPROJECT” MEANWHILE, COMMUNALRESPONSE GROWS.”IDONATED 125 TARPS”“ADVOCATESAY THE URGENCY FOR THECOUNTYSTEADILY INCREASING&JUST LIKETHE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO LIVEHERE.

BACK IN FEBRUARY - 140PEOPLE LIVED IN THE PARK.

THATNUMBER HAS NOW INCREASED TO185.

ARTHUR MONDALE WPNEWSCHANNEL 5”