Icon66: I agree with you that the purpose of the Springfield is to, in fact, make homelessness, poverty and panhandling "disappear."  ......not to deal with the issues and seek solutions to help the homeless and destitute.  Wow, that would be really hard work and would be very expensive.  Instead, it's far cheaper and easier to find a way to make them "disappear"....that is to "not be seen."  It's OK to be homeless and impoverished, it's OK to be out on the street very mentally-ill, it's OK to be a homeless drug addict or alcoholic, it's ok to be a homeless PSTD afflicted Vet, it's OK to be an abused spouse or child, it's OK to be on the street and extremely developmentally disabled..........but, please remember, do it "somewhere else", you're "unsightly" and you make our city look bad.