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Mistakes like this last minute mailer for Democrat Louis Reinstein.
The growing homeless problem in the City of Plantation has spread inside the West Regional Library. Over the last two months, REDBROWARD has documented the homeless encampment at the Broward County West Regional complex on Broward Boulevard. A large collection of shopping carts, bags and containers surround the bus depot while homeless individuals sleep inside the nearby parking garage. Since last Monday, the West Regional Library is the location for early voting.
Last week, H. Wayne Clark, a Republican running for Plantation City Council Group 5, shared his plan to keep Broward County and Fort Lauderdale City Officials from building homeless encampments near Plantation. REDBROWARD reported how Broward County Mayor Nan Rich wants to build multiple pallet home encampments in Broadview Park. This portion of unincorporated Broward lies across the street from Plantation’s Country Club Estates neighborhood.
Today, Wayne Clark shared how a mother and her children tried to use the library’s computer center on the second floor of the library. The mother encounter numerous homeless individuals sleeping inside at tables. Feeling unsafe, the mother told Clark she was going to another library.
REDBROWARD visited the library on Tuesday morning. There were at least a dozen homeless individuals on the second floor. Some were sleeping in chairs. Two individuals sat a table surrounded by two wheeled carts filled with their belongings.
Clark told REDBROWARD that residents tell him they are concerned about crime.
Several voters said they brought their concerns to Clark’s opponent, Democrat Louis Reinstein.
One voter told REDBROWARD that Reinstein said there is no solution. Another said Reinstein claimed the new State law banning public encampments did not take affect until January. The law went into effect October 1st.
On Facebook, Councilman Reinstein told a moderator he could not discuss the matter due to the Sunshine Law.
The Sunshine Law does not prevent politicians from answering questions on social media.
Councilman Louis Reinstein did not respond to our request for comment on the homeless issue confronting the City of Plantation.
