Valent́ina Bonḱa
Tamara - In late 2023 the Tamara City council passed several ordinances banning encampments of any kind on public property, within a parameter around schools, government, and military facilities and anywhere that is deemed “unsafe for any party involved” or “impleads the flow of civilian and commercial travel of any kind.” When passed Ordinance 5124-22 sparked a wave of controversy and debate within the community. While some residents supported the council's decision, citing concerns about safety and public health, others viewed it as an attack on the rights of the unhoused population.
Advocacy groups and activists quickly mobilized, organizing protests and petition drives to challenge the ordinances in court. After delays and calls for extensions from both sides the case was finally brought before Judge Ardena Bakt́aže on Monday. The prosecution started their opening arguments with Mayor Matei (SD), a strong proponent of the law, in attendance.
Matei defended the ordinances by highlighting strategies designed to help vulnerable populations prevent and address homelessness. The mayor clarified that it is not a prohibition on being homeless, as opponents have suggested. Instead, "this action redirects the city government's focus towards mental health support, substance abuse assistance, and affordable housing."
As tension and confusion mount, local businesses and religious organizations also weighed in on the issue, with some offering support and resources to those affected by the new rules. Those in support of the city's measures say that safety and order must be prioritized in a small and densely populated city like Tamara.
While the case will be fought in the courtroom for the next few weeks, there is a growing need for assistance in Agausia's small but growing homeless population. A combination of stagnation, a shrinking housing market, and increased immigration due to the Ukrainian war and conflicts in the Middle East have all contributed to these issues.
In February, a record number of almost two thousand individuals were identified as homeless, with nearly one thousand more at a high risk of homelessness in Tamara. The majority of those surveyed were either foreign-born or were not citizens of Agausia.
(Agausian Translation)
2023 tsëlis bolos Tamaras sakalako sabčom mëǵo ramdenime ganḱarguleba, romelitsëâ ḱržalavs nebismëri sais dabanaḱebas sažaro saḱutrebaši, sḱolebis, mtavrobisa da samkedro obëkt́ebis garšemo ṕaramet́ris parglebši da ḱvelgan, romelitsëâ mičneulâ „usaprtkho nebismëri monatsële mkaristvis“ an „arǵvevs samokalako da samokalako naḱads. Nebismëri sakis ḱomertsëâ mogzûroba“. Rodesatsëâ miǵebul ikna 5124-22 ganḱarguleba, gamoitsëvâ ḱamatis da debat́ebis t́alǵa sazogadoebaši. Miukedavad imisa, rom zogërtma matsëkovrebelma mkari dûčira sabčos gadatsëḱvet́ilebas, asakelebs šešpotebas ûsaprtkoebisa da sazogadoebrivi žanmrtelobis šesakeb, skvebi mas ûḱurebdnen rogortsëâ tavdaskmas ûsaklḱaro mosakleobis ûplebebze.
Advoḱat́irebis žgupebi da akt́ivist́ebi stsërapad mobilizdnen, mótsëḱves saṕrot́est́o aktsëbi da ṕet́itsëbi sasamartloši ganḱargulebebis gasačivrebis miznit. Šeperkebebisa da orive mkaris gakangržlivebis motsëdebis šemdeg sakme sabolood oršabatsëâ mosamartle Ardena Bakt́aže tsënaše tsëarǵa. Ṕroḱurat́uram gaksniti ḱamati daitsëḱo ḱanonis žlëri momkre meri Mateis (SD) tanklebit.
Mat́eim itsëavda ganḱargulebebs da kazs ûsvamda st́rat́egëbs, romlebitsëâ šekmnilâ dûtsëveli mosakleobis dasakmareblad ûsaklḱarobis tavidan atsëlebaši da mat mogvarebaši. Meris ganmart́ebit, es ar aris ûsaklḱaro ḱopnis aḱržalva, rogortsëâ amas oṕonent́ebi varûdoben. Amis natsëvlad, „es kmedeba gadamisamartebs kalakis mtavrobis poḱuss psikiḱuri žanmrtelobis mkardačeraze, narḱot́iḱebis mokmarebis dakmarebaze da kelmisatsëvdom satsëkovrebelze“.
Dažabulobisa da dabneulobis mat́ebastan ertad, aǵilobrivma biznesebma da religiurma organizatsëbma aseve imokmedes am saḱitkze, zogërtma dakmareba da resursebi šestavaza mat, vintsëâ dazaralda akali tsësebit. Isini, vintsëâ mkars ûčeren kalakis zomebs, amboben, rom ûsaprtkoeba da tsësrigi ṕriorit́et́é ûnda iḱos iset ṕat́ara da mčidrod dasaklebul kalakši, rogoritsëaâ Tamara.
Miukedavad imisa, rom sakme sasamartlo darbazši momdevno ramdenime ḱviris ganmavlobaši ganikileba, Agûzës mtsëire, magram mzardi ûsaklḱaro mosakleobistvis dakmarebis sačiroeba izrdeba. Ûḱrainis omisa da aklo aǵmosavletsëhi ḱonplikt́ebis gamo st́agnatsës, sabinao bazris šemtsërebis da imigratsës gazrdis ertobliobam keli šeutsëḱo am saḱitkebs.
Tebervalši, reḱordé raodenoba, titkmis ori atasi adamâni gamovlinda ûsaklḱarod, matgan daakloebit atasi adamâni ûsaklḱarobis maǵali risḱis kveš iḱo Tamaraši. Gamoḱitkulta ûmravlesoba an ûtsëkoetsëâ iḱo dabadebé, an ar iḱo Agûzës mokalake.
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