PORT SALERNO — Ann Gunsolus can’t bear the thought of losing her home, even though it’s a makeshift campsite in a privately owned woods a stone’s throw from U.S. 1.

“Cry: That’s what I do so far is cry,” Gunsolus said, while thinking about where she will go when the authorities evict the homeless people from the woods. “When you have nothing, there’s not much you can do.”

Gunsolus and more than a dozen other homeless men and women fear sheriff’s deputies will roust them as soon as Thursday from the patchwork of tents and tarps they call home. (more…)

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — After driving in and out of John’s Island to clean homes through most of February, Charles Sereika said he was surprised to learn of a new policy the wealthy gated community had recently put in place.

According to a statement from the John’s Island Property Association, all contractors and subcontractors who show up to work on homes in the beachside community must have a valid driver’s license or identification. The policy became effective Feb. 1.

“If you have an employee that is an illegal alien, do not send them,” the letter said. “If you have an employee that is unable to obtain a U.S. driver’s license or I.D. card, please do not send them to work on John’s Island, as they will be turned away.”
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