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17. IN 1992 MR. AND MRS. JIM ROONEY'S (11721 KAREN LANE - <br />NEAR THE SOJOURNER SHELTER) 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS <br />BEATEN SO BADLY THAT SHE NEEDED EMERGENCY TREATMENT AT <br />THE HOSPITAL. THE PERPETRATORS WERE THREE SHELTER CHILDREN <br />WHO GANGED UP ON HER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. <br />18. THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER WILL NOT BENEFIT THE <br />RESIDENTS OF THE WESTONKA AREA. THERE IS NO NEED FOR <br />THIS SHELTER THIS FAR WEST OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY <br />GOVERNMENT CENTER. THE SOJOURNER IS LOOKING TO RELOCATE <br />NEARER TO DOWNTOWN AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN <br />MINNETONKA. <br />19. FELONS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR THE <br />SOJOURNER SHELTER IN MINNETONKA. <br />20. THE COST IN OPERATING A SHELTER LIKE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED <br />TO BE IN EXCESS OF $50,000 PER RESIDENT PER YEAR, THAT IS <br />$150,000 A YEAR FOR ONE PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN. THE <br />DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS WE VISITED DO NOT HAVE PROFESSIONAL <br />COUNSELING OR MEDICAL SERVICES. WHERE DOES THIS MONEY GO? <br />THE AVERAGE FAMILY WHICH OWNS A HOME AND A CAR CAN LIVE <br />VERY COMFORTABLY ON 1/3RD OF THIS AMOUNT.