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I bought a house in NE Portland 10 years ago and unbeknowst to me, there was a treatment home for juvenile sex offenders just a block away. In those years, there has been no problem created by the residents of that home. They are always accompanied when in the neighborhood, which includes many children. I operate a shelter for homeless, mentally ill, women, many of whom have substance abuse issues. We have had great success with a 'housing first' model, which wraps services around these women while they secure and retain community housing. On another note, I have spend much time in Fossil and have seem my share of inappropriate behavior from the existing residents, including public intoxication, illegal drug use and felons with open warrants in the local 'pub.' At least in a group home, you know where the offenders are living. It is a falicy to assume there is no crime in a small town, rather sex offenders already live there. The difference is that residents don't KNOW who they are or where they live.

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