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Atascadero council hears neighborhood concerns over ECHO expansion, leaves meal-cap tied to occupancy
Summary
City officials and ECHO leaders described steps taken after the shelter’s expansion was approved; council kept the permit conditions in place and directed staff to report back in six months on enforcement and corridor impacts.
Atascadero — The City Council on Tuesday heard an extended presentation and public comment on the El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) expansion and associated changes to its meal and shower programs, and left existing permit conditions in place while asking staff for a status update in six months.
Community Development Director Phil Dunsmore said the council previously approved amendments that increased overnight beds, the meal program and shower hours and included a condition requiring ECHO to hold neighborhood meetings and expand notification. “Attached to your staff report is sort of some background minutes of those meetings and some of those action items that they intend to do to comply,” Dunsmore told the council.
The hearing drew…
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