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I had never seen them.

 

I saw one last night again around 8pm...  Also noticed more police patrols on foot as well...   Glad they've stepped it up.

those patrols have been there, which new ones are you speaking of?

In the year we've been on Main our team has never seen them. It wasn't until this week that we've noticed the segway HPD officers.

I actually stopped one of them and the officer confirmed it was thier first week patrolling.

If you haven't noticed a difference....  HPD started patrols in downtown (Main St.) on segways.    We've definitely seen an improvement on the amount of panhandlers this part of downtown since (Historical District).

 

#17 is going to happen...  One of our clients.

#18 is a new smoothie place coming in... (not sure on timing)

Asking for money is one thing yes... But taking leaks in public, prostitutes and forgot to mention one dude pulled a box opener on one of my employees at a rail stop here a few months ago is another..  It's also common to see some of these guys taking showers down at the Prarie/Preston street side fountains.... If people are overblowing it they may have a valid concern from what we've experienced here on Main.

Living downtown for seven years, I've never been approached by a prostitute. 95% of the panhandler paranoia is overblown. The other 5% can be handled by enforcing existing laws.

 

Well I'm on Main Street and I've personally witnessed a prostitute approach a young man...As for the panhandlers - It's pretty bad, well at least on this part of DT it is... 

As a business owner here on Main Street... I think the #1 priority of getting folks downtown is finding a solution to the homeless folks wandering around...   The other day while having a nice dinner at Moonshiners one of these guys just walks right in and drinks from a patrons soda and walks right back out.  My customers are also being ridiculed by these guys and have been approached by some prostitutes.....   This is a daily scene on Main Street: 

 

Heard they are putting in a Lupe Tortilla on the corner of Main & Prairie...across the street from the old El Tiempo.  Can anyone confirm?

 

Nice to see some restaurants coming back to Main st.