Put homeless under the bridge Spend $500 for protection.

“A Christmas Carol” is one of the most hopeful and inspiring books in the English language. Charles Dickens wrote it in 1850s England, a time of great wealth and greater poverty. There’s a scene in which Ebenezer Scrooge is transported to a spot beneath a bridge, home to a family of four.

It’s hard not to recall that scene as we consider what Stanislaus County and the city of Modesto are proposing for several hundred homeless people – including children.

Tuesday, Stanislaus County will be asked to approve agreements to create and fund a temporary – and we emphasize that word, temporary – homeless camp in Tuolumne River Regional Park. The Tuolumne River Regional Park Commission approved the concept Monday, and the city of Modesto will be advised in its regular meeting.

The camp will be beneath the Ninth Street bridge, a few hundred yards west of where roughly 425 people are currently camping – with the city’s blessing – in Beard Brook Park.

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