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New Brunswick officials say Dignity Center repairs nearly complete; advocates press for emergency alternatives and distribution of supplies
Summary
City staff told the council that a new boiler and plumbing work should allow the Dignity Center to re-open Friday; volunteers and advocates urged the city to provide interim shower/hygiene alternatives and to distribute stored supplies to unhoused residents while the center was closed.
City officials said Feb. 18 that repairs to the Dignity Center — a local warming/ hygiene center for unhoused residents — were nearing completion and that the facility was expected to re‑open on Friday after replacement of a large, aging boiler and finishing plumbing work.
"The boiler that we installed ... it's got about 3,200,000 BTUs," a city official said when describing the replacement and follow‑up plumbing and cleanup work. Officials said multiple…
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