http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/09/homeless-meters-going-up-in-do.html?cxntlid=cmg_cntnt_rss
Interesting idea, but I don't think the city should be allowed to collect it.
I'd be more inclined to donate to it if I knew a Homeless Shelter was actually reaping the benefits of it rather than the city. I can't help but wonder why it would cost ten thousand dollars for a start up cost.
City leaders in Orlando are hoping people who want to help out the homeless will throw their change into old parking meters, instead of a panhandler's cup.
The city is making plans to install 15 "homeless meters" around downtown Orlando, where people can donate change to help the homeless without having to worry about the money going to drugs or alcohol.
Thomas Chatmon, executive director of the Downtown Development Board, told WDBO the meters give people an alternative to the sometimes aggressive panhandlers in the city's core.
