Naperville's squatter should move, or else

In response to your article about Naperville's removal of Scott Huber's possessions after the passage of a new law banning sleeping and storing personal property on a public way, I'd just like to say that I agree wholeheartedly with the city's decision.

I was at a North Central College radio camp last summer, and one day we went downtown for lunch and talked to Mr. Huber. He was rude, impolite and seemed to treat his living environment on the street in front of the free public parking facility as if other people were trespassing if they came too close to it. Huber really has no basis to be protesting against the eviction, since his tent can be considered a structure and a home.

He has already made a plea to city council members to reverse their decision on the ban, and they voted 6-1 to ban him from keeping it up in downtown Naperville. Since this decision has already been made, twice nonetheless, Huber should remove himself from downtown Naperville and relocate himself either in another town or elsewhere in Naperville. If not, he will be fined $50 for the first and second offense, which will undoubtedly come, and $100 for other violations.

Mr. Huber, who has curiously run for the position of mayor of Naperville before, should feel lucky that no jail time as been attached to the ordinance, or else all of his possessions would be taken and he wouldn't even have a choice to move.

Downtown Naperville is a hustling, bustling place every day, so why allow him to continue taking up space when the city doesn't have any more? Make him move somewhere else, and if he refuses, attach jail time and monetary fines as punishment. Maybe that will get the message across.

Mitch Bley

Glen Ellyn