Aaron Flint Criticized Building Housing Solutions In Missoula And Said Building Homeless Shelters Encouraged “The Transient Population To Move In And Take Hold”

Flint: “A Frequent Criticism Of The City’s Housing Problem By Missoulians Is That ‘If You Build It, They Will Come.’” “One of the big complaints with liberal cities like Portland, Seattle, and Missoula is that when you build massive homeless shelters or allow homeless camps, you encourage the transient population to move in and take hold. A frequent criticism of the city's housing problem by Missoulians is that ‘if you build it, they will come.’” [Montana Talks, Aaron Flint Column, 12/28/22]

Flint Said A Big Complaint With Missoula Was “When You Build Massive Homeless Shelters Or Allow Homeless Camps, You Encourage The Transient Population To Move In And Take Hold.” “One of the big complaints with liberal cities like Portland, Seattle, and Missoula is that when you build massive homeless shelters or allow homeless camps, you encourage the transient population to move in and take hold. A frequent criticism of the city's housing problem by Missoulians is that ‘if you build it, they will come.’” [Montana Talks, Aaron Flint Column, 12/28/22]