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Council defers vote on SISU youth-shelter expansion after neighborhood clash
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate over crime, park use and services for homeless youth, the Oklahoma City Council unanimously deferred a decision on SISU Youth Services' campus expansion until April 8 to allow more community meetings and planning.
The Oklahoma City Council on March 25 unanimously deferred a rezoning request from SISU Youth Services that would modify its campus at 2129 Northwest 30th Street, after extended public comment and discussion about the shelter's impact on surrounding neighborhoods.
The move was intended to give city staff, council and neighborhood leaders time to meet with SISU and other agencies to develop neighborhood safeguards and service plans before the council votes. Councilman James Cooper made the motion to defer; the council approved the delay to the April 8 meeting.
SISU's executive director, Rachel Bradley, told the council the organization provides overnight emergency shelter, a daytime drop-in resource center, case management and housing programs for people ages 15–24. She said the current campus was…
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