A $790,000 fence recently installed around Long Beach’s main library is drawing renewed criticism from a group of residents who advise the city on homelessness policy.
In a letter sent last week, the Homeless Services Advisory Committee said the money could have been better spent sheltering people rather than driving their encampments away from the Billie Jean King Main Library at the heart of downtown.
“This amount of $800,000, if dedicated to services for homeless individuals, would shelter a minimum of 10 people for a year,” the committee wrote in a letter to the City Council and Mayor Rex Richardson.
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Committee members have said they were caught off guard when the fence went up in March, and they’ve asked to be consulted on any similar projects in the future…