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Residents press Loveland Council as South Railroad shelter permit nears expiration
Summary
Multiple residents told the City Council on Sept. 16 they fear the city has no plan for people who use the Loveland Resource Center (LRC) and the South Railroad tent facility, whose temporary permit expires Sept. 30. City staff said the LRC will stay open in bad weather and that staff are meeting with partners to find short- and long-term options.
Dozens of residents told the Loveland City Council on Sept. 16 that closing the South Railroad tent facility and shortening the Loveland Resource Center's hours would leave unhoused people with no safe alternatives as cold weather approaches.
The public comments came during the meeting's public comment period and focused almost entirely on the impending end of the temporary-use permit for the South Railroad shelter and related limits at the LRC.
Why it matters: The South Railroad facility and the LRC have been the most visible local shelters; their change in status could shift where unhoused people sleep in the city and where emergency services and nonprofits must respond.
Residents described the consequences. Victoria Jerome, a Ward 2 resident and day-shelter volunteer, told council members that Fort Collins recently lost nearly 80 beds and that nearby shelters are farther away and…
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