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Ocean County needs a humane, local solution now — not later

Ocean County is at a breaking point.

According to recent reporting in the Asbury Park Press, Ocean County is still the only county in New Jersey without a transitional shelter for the homeless. Many of the unhoused have neighbors who claim they don’t feel safe with the unhoused being intentionally displaced from the motels and hotels they are placed in, and there is still no stable, county‑run pathway from the streets to permanent housing.

At the same time, warming center capacity is shrinking when we need it most. Code Blue sites have been reduced, transportation is strained, and “not in my backyard” attitudes are making it harder to open safe spaces for people simply trying to stay alive and generate personal solutions for their lives moving forward. One report described a man in Toms River willing to get arrested just to get warm — because existing warming centers were too few and too full.

Most recently, unhoused residents at a Toms River motel, some in their 50s, 60s, and even a 76‑year‑old woman, have faced eviction as funding for their rooms runs out, after being moved there from the woods. Even when extensions are granted, they’re short‑term and uncertain, leaving people constantly on the edge of being pushed back outside and vulnerable to manipulation, harassment, and incarceration to avoid housing costs.

On top of all this, local leadership is fighting over where people are allowed to exist, instead of how to keep them safe. The Toms River mayor has even threatened to sue Ocean County if a Code Blue warming center is opened in town, saying the town will not be a “depository for the county’s homeless,” despite the fact that these are our neighbors, veterans, elders, and working people who have simply run out of options.

Our community deserves better than this.

What I am proposing: The Emergency Public‑Access Stabilization Pilot (EPASP)

In response to these conditions, I am petitioning the launch of an Emergency Public‑Access Stabilization Pilot (EPASP) — a civic media and homelessness‑response program that I will operate myself, using the broadcast communication and certification I already have.

This is not a theoretical plan. It is a 10‑day deployable, 90‑day scalable pilot designed to:

•  Document real conditions on the ground

I will gather field notes, stories, and safety concerns using pen, paper, and simple mobile tools — and share them openly so the public and officials can no longer say “we didn’t know.” as is within my pedigree and capability.

•  Provide daily public‑access updates on safety, weather, and resources

Using a single Twitch channel as a 24/7 civic media feed, I will utilize my 24/7 format as a public access tv network including live segments multiple times per day with:

• Morning conditions reports (weather + risk for people outside)

• Field notes live (what I saw and heard that day)

• Housing and safety updates (motel situations, Code Blue info, program changes)

•  Highlight local businesses and partners who step up

I will produce simple, live‑to‑tape “community partner spotlights” for local businesses that support humane solutions — no heavy editing, no studio, just honest features that connect the public to the businesses willing to help.

•  Create a transparent pipeline for affordable housing solutions

As I document vacant or underused properties and the conditions in existing motels and encampments, I will package this information so it can be used by housing advocates, nonprofits, and county officials to build real housing pathways over time, in line with HUD best practices.

All of this can be done manually, by one person, with no new county department, no large budget, and full public visibility.

What I am asking from you

I am asking for at least 250 signatures to show the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, Toms River leadership, and state partners that:

•  Our community wants people kept safe first, not shuffled or hidden.

•  We support real‑time, public‑access reporting on homelessness, not silence.

•  We believe in local, humane, data‑driven solutions, not lawsuits over warming centers.

•  We are ready for a low‑cost, high‑impact pilot that can start in 10 days, operated by one committed resident and real-world collaborations with local government and business.

Your signature does three things:

1.  Signals public will to our elected officials.

2.  Supports a concrete, executable pilot, not just a complaint.

3.  Builds a coalition of residents, businesses, faith groups, and service providers who want to move beyond “not in my backyard” and toward “this is our shared responsibility.”

How I will stay accountable

Because I operate in manual/analog mode, my commitments are simple and real:

Daily field documentation using paper forms.
Daily or near‑daily public broadcasts on Twitch with safety and housing updates.
Weekly public summaries of what I’ve seen, heard, and learned.
Open, civic‑minded coverage of any warming center, motel funding, encampment actions, or policy changes, including those reported by the Asbury Park Press and others.
No editing bay. No big studio. Just a commitment to telling the truth in public and a willingness to contribute.

If you believe Ocean County can do better — that we can respond to homelessness with dignity, transparency, and practical action — please sign and share this petition.

Help us reach 250 signatures so we can show our leaders that the community supports launching the Emergency Public‑Access Stabilization Pilot now.