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Kankakee council delays final reading on proposed Fortitude shelter after strong public support
Summary
After extensive public testimony and a unanimous planning-board recommendation, the City Council did not suspend rules to allow final passage of a conditional-use ordinance for a shelter at 970 East Court Street; the item will return for a subsequent reading.
Kankakee City Council on Tuesday declined to suspend the rules to allow final passage of an ordinance that would grant a conditional-use permit for a shelter care facility at 970 East Court Street, postponing the decision to a future meeting.
The item drew lengthy public comment and a unanimous 6-0 recommendation for approval from the city’s planning board. Dozens of local providers and residents urged council members to approve Fortitude Community Outreach’s permit at the meeting.
“As such, I have come before you to respectfully request this council's support of the Fortitude Overnight Shelter as a first step in their plan,” said John Beavis, identified in his remarks as director of the Kankakee County Health Department. “The Illinois Department of Public Health State Health Improvement Plan names homelessness as a…
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