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Residents and advocates urge inspection, more shelter capacity after reports of unsanitary conditions and access problems
Summary
Multiple public speakers at the Feb. 17 Bay City commission meeting described problems at the Good Samaritan shelter and gaps in intake that left people sleeping outside during a winter storm. A commissioner said she will introduce a resolution requesting a formal shelter inspection at the next meeting.
Residents, shelter volunteers and advocates told the Bay City City Commission on Feb. 17 that the Good Samaritan shelter and other local providers have experienced operational and health-and-safety shortcomings during recent winter weather.
Multiple speakers reported people forced to sleep outdoors, inconsistent intake practices, broken toilets, and delayed repairs. Paul Douglas, who spoke during public comment, said he had “physical proof that that shelter has at least a dozen people outside sleeping in this cold,” and described repeated…
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