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Council lays over moratorium on sober/supportive housing for study; public raises safety concerns at Kimball Court and council denies an appeal to convert a 12‑
Summary
Saint Paul officials held a public hearing on an interim moratorium on new sober‑house/supportive‑housing conversions and later denied an appeal to convert a 12‑resident sober house at 269 Harrison to supportive housing, upholding the Board of Zoning Appeals decision.
The Saint Paul City Council held a public hearing on an interim ordinance to place a moratorium on establishing or converting sober houses and supportive housing facilities pending a zoning study under Minnesota Statute 462.355, subdivision 4. The council closed the hearing and laid the ordinance over for final adoption on Aug. 20.
Several members of the public used the hearing to describe problems at Kimball Court, a permanent supportive housing program in Midway. Maisie Herling said she had submitted a report describing what she called unsafe and poorly run conditions, and urged the council to review the program as a case study. "The motto of Kimball Court could be 'accept, neglect, evict,'" Herling said in part, urging review of alleged operational failures.
Julie Hellock,…
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