Larry's Place-Framingham
The South Middlesex Opportunity Council has opened a 19 bed facilty in Downtown Framingham for homeless veterans called Larry's Place. The Council, known as SMOC, is now suing the Town of Framingham over the obstruction involved in allowing this project to be completed. The Town of Framingham has set aside $750,000 for its legal defense against SMOC.
There is one clear cut solution to this problem, and it will save the tax payers and the veterans time, energy and money. Take the money for the lawsuit put it in an endowment for the care of the shelter and spin Larry's Place off as a seperate non profit entitiy that will have a board of oversight, to include the Veteran's Agent of Framingham.
SMOC becomes a non issue, and any funding for veteran's will not be wasted in court fees.
