Northeast News reports on continued questions about a plan to inundate a local neighborhood with facilities for the "unhoused" and move the population just a bit further out of downtown.
Here's a peek at push back . . .
The primary concern of those in attendance was the city’s lack of community engagement with Northeast neighborhoods on the potential location of a new, Low Barrier emergency homeless shelter in the Historic Northeast community.
“What’s being done to make sure that the burden isn’t also placed on this community
because we’re carrying a majority of that load right now,” asked Independence Plaza Neighborhood Council President Cynthia Herrington.
The concerns follow the release of the city’s Cold Weather Plan Summary, along with an Request For Proposals (RFP), that was sent out by the city in August seeking bids to operate a new, Low Barrier emergency shelter that potentially could be located in Northeast.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Potential new shelter location has Northeast neighbors on edge
Michael BushnellReporter Faced with the possibility of yet another homeless shelter being plunked down in an area that many consider [...]
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