The Brockton United Ordinance that was proposed on January 19th to the city council is a mistake. You should read it and understand what the words mean. Thanks to Win Farwell for the text of the ordinance that I will attach to this document. The problematic language is in Section B:
SPARK THE COMMUNITY: Teen Challenge Brockton Breaks Addiction and Restores Spirits Through Hard Work and Outreach
Written by Emily
By: Emily J. Reynolds
BROCKTON -- Teen Challenge Brockton has been serving the community for almost 50 years.
As part of the Teen Challenge New England & New Jersey organization, Teen Challenge Brockton’s mission is rescuing and restoring men -- 18 years and older -- from drug and alcohol addiction through a faith-based recovery program. The 15-month residential program is structured around spiritual, academic, and vocational training. The only qualification for entry is a stated personal desire to change.
Since opening its doors, Teen Challenge Brockton has never turned a single person away. Staff members have given up their beds and multiple people have shared a single room – whatever it took to ensure that any man who said he wanted to change was accepted into the program.
The climate for new businesses in Brockton has been hard to predict in the past 10 years. It has not always been clear which businesses have been welcome and which ones are not. The case in point is the power plant which is being greenlighted for Oak Hill Way. Both the pro and anti power plant camps claim that they have the majority of the people’s hearts. Years ago, there was a hope by a North Shore entrepreneur to open a video game entertainment venue called “Good Time Emporium.” This venture had public hearings, and there were people who frankly hated it. This man was going to put an empty warehouse with enormous square footage to use, but there were too many delays and he was unable to secure financing. The warehouse is used, but not to its full potential. Now we have talk of a Casino at the Brockton Fairgrounds. The public seems to like it for the most part, but time will tell. George Carney, who owns the property, favors putting it to a public vote. This is good, because if anything the city doesn’t really like to have things thrown down their throat.
