text: Some facts about this. 
  When it was decided that the Poverty and Homelessness Board needed to address the thousands of homeless in Lane County, various people around the table including law enforcement argued for a "frequent user" facility that could house and help the men and women they see every day. They said often there was no place to take them, and it would help the police if this facility were considered the highest priority. In other places in America this type of facility really does work. 
  This is about suffering people already living in Lane County, on the streets and in the doorways. It promises to help make the community safer and save a lot of money for the emergency departments and the police. No influx, but help for those already here, and often, in police custody. 
  So yes, it is a valuable asset for Lane County.
  (Disclaimer: I was on the Poverty and Homelessness Board, but am not now on it. I certainly don't speak for them in any way).
  Hugh Massengill, Eugene