Chris Walters           )
Pro Se                  )
	vs              )
			)
United States Marshal   )
Austin, TX              )
Respondent
Civil Case Number A: 99CA-098SS

In 1993 John Doe and friends arranged a criminal record for Chris Walters "longer than your arm" with felony convictions which were never brought to trial much less sustained by convictions. John Doe maintained this fictious conviction via theft of US Mail and federal Court ORDERS to keep the fraud alive. John Doe and associated then tied the conviction to a major terrorist organization resident in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who fielded an "Anthrax Salesman". Just when the conversation was getting interesting the Anthrax Salesman named Mike spooked and retired. When the matter was reviewed in US District Court the United States declined to respond to the Complaint however the terrorist was apparently able to put in an informal appearance.

Central Eastside Community
Policing Demonstration Project
33 SE Grand
Portland, Oregon 97214
(503-243-7351)

June 5th, 1992

Major Richard Love
Salvation Army
1785 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, Oregon  97232

RE:  Recovery Inn:

We believe that the Salvation Army, City of Portland, and other funder's policy of offering free food and housing to persons who are substance abusers and/or are involved in illegal activities (A condition of the forenamed entitles have created by operating and supporting the unrestricted access mass dormitory Recovery Inn Shelter at 313 East Burnside,)  Has resulted in the Recovery Inn (RI) being a public nuisance: 

We maintain that unrestricted-access shelters such as RI are not
conductive to helping people transiton to an independent lifestyle.

We agree with Central Eastside Industrial Council's "Position statement on homeless services" that is enclosed.  We also enclosed Mayor Clark's July 19th, 1990 response to CEIC's position statement.  In fact we feel RI is incorrectly named as there are no records showing any client transferring to a "recovery"program.

While RI jobs programs claims success in finding full-time work for some individuals, it is not clear that individuals were formerly RI shelter clients since the employment program draws applicants from all over the central city.

Shelter-based care, in our opinion, does not solve people's problems
but only enables clients to continue the behavior that caused them to be homeless;
thereby perpetuating their condition.

It has been the city's policy and plan for many years to close the shelters and provide more humane single room occupancy housing coupled with case management services.  Dan Steffey, then Mayor Clark's Assistant, promised at several public meetings that mass dormitory shelters would be eliminated before January, 1991.   We feel it is now time to do this so that limited resources can be directed toward programs that help people solve their problems instead ofjust warehousing them in a substandard shelter that does not even meet federal requirements for housing prison inmates or migrant workers.

The Central Eastside Industrial Council (CEIC) and the Central Eastside Community Policing Demonstration Project have worked with the Salvation Army (SA) from the beginning in an attempt to improve RI operations. CEIC Committee Co-Chairs Joanne Ferrero and Margaret Moreland wrote the enclosed June 21, 1990,letter to Bill Thomas of Multonomah County supporting SA's assuming control of Baloney Joe's in July of that year.  It reads:

The Salvation Army has been in our district for
over 70 years. Our observation is that they have  been good neighbors
and operated successful programs.

Shortly after assuming control of Baloney Joe's, Captain Nancy and Ross Allemang of the SA assured CEIC Board Members that the problems business people were experiencing would improve because of SA Rehabilitation philosophy as well as SA's operating rules and procedures.

Soon after this meeting, Lt. Col Morelock and the Allemang's met with Greg Wentworth, Peter Fry, Stuart Shleifer, Joanne Ferrero, and Margaret Moreland at Wentworth Chevytown and again assured those present that they could expect the situation to improve. It was better that summer, but quickly deteriorated when the Salvation Army offered their as Portland's primary overflow shelter and continued the former Baloney Joe's Policy of unrestricted access. A community meeting was held January 25th, 1991 with Col Morelock, Captain Nancy Allemang, and John Simmons to air neighborhood concerns.  A copy of the approved minutes of that meeting are included with this letter.  A copy of the approved minutes of that meeting are included with this letter.  Also enclosed is a copy of a letter sent to Gordon Oliver of the Oregonian dated September 3rd, 1991 to correct some statements made in an 8/31/91 Article entitled, "Salvation Army Chief To Move On."  Copies of this letter were sent to both SA's Major Love and Major Hogan.

East Precinct Police personnel met  with Major Hogan shortly thereafter to inform him of drug activity at RI.  This matter also discussed at Demonstration Project meetings.  At the recent April 16th Demonstration Project meeting, Lt. John McNabb warned SA John Simons in no uncertain terms that Police Officers knew what was occurring inside the facility and could no longer ignore the situation.

Despite the Community's involvement and SA's good intention criminal
activity continues to flourish in and around this shelter.
Drugs are openly sold outside the front door from supplies stashed inside.
Police Officers routelinely find discarded hypodermic dyringes
in RI's restroom as well as evidence that bindles are being
assembled within the facility. A four inch thick file of arrest made from
July 1991 to May 1992 involving drug activity at RI was recently
submitted to the City Attorney as evidence in support of closing
the building under the City's specific Crime Ordinance.

What will happen if RI is closed?  Our observation is that most of the RI clients are illegal aliens who eat and stay at the shelter and are bussed to agricultural job sites outside the city.  Some have found selling drugs easier and more profitable than working in the fields.  Thus, taxpayers and contributors funds are being used
to support criminal activity.  Closing the shelter would allow these funds to be used for more worthwhile purposes.

The problems this shelter has created in our community will not be solved by transferring RI to another operation (If SA, with their expertise cannot manager this shelter, no one else can).  Nor can the problems by increasing operational funding, hiring additional help or building new state-of-art facility.  The problems, we feel, are endemic to unrestricted-access shelters and can only be solved by closure.  Concerned members of a CECI sub committee hired an attorney in 1990 to research successful nuisance suits against dormitory shelter operations.  The attorney provided information on several lawsuits that were successfully settled in the Complainants favor.  He also writes 9/24/90 Memo that states in part:

No law requires government, social service providers
and funders to facilitate outlaw life styles

furnishing free, unstructured housing.  The Law does, however, provide remedies for those injured by governments, providers, and  funders shortsighted facilitation of criminal behavior.  Not only may the governments, and providers involved be required to compensate victimes, but executives, directors, and major funders of the providers may also be required. It is time that community decision makers realize that on the one hand they have no legal obligation to reward those who refuse to live by community standards and laws; on the other hand they do have an obligation to protect the health and security of the whole community.

On the basis of this legal opinion and the City's pending civil action under the Specified Crime Ordinance, we maintain that the Recovery Inn should be closed.

Captain Bob Brooks
Lt. Dan Lambert
Commanding East PrecinctChair Demonstration
Project

Demonstration Project Committee Chairs: Wes Hackbarth, Environmental Cleanup-Union Pacific Railroad Joanne Ferrero, Building and Lt. John McNabb, Enforcement Margaret Moreland, Advocacy and Resources (Morrow Building) Copy: Mayor Bud Clark Commissioners Bogle, Blumenaeur, Kafoury, and Lindberg Police Chief Tom Potter Commissioner Paul Rader, Salvation Army, Los Angeles Major Neil Hogan, Salvation Army Harborlight.