Thursday, 03 August 2023 15:14

Gimme Shelter – Task Force to Provide Report to City in September

SARATOGA SPRINGS — With its work completed, the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness is expected to provide a report to the City Council in early September, Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim said this week. 

The ad hoc group was formed earlier this year to target solutions regarding a permanently placed 24/7 homeless shelter in the city. 

“They did a lot of great work – they recommended the site, they recommended an RFP for us to consider, they’ve recommended financing options,” Mayor Kim said. “There’s a lot of story to tell.”

During its meeting Aug. 1, the City Council unanimously approved, by a 5-0 vote, a Local Law to set a 1,000-foot minimum distance between a homeless shelter and any primary or secondary educational facility. That 1,000-foot buffer would apply to daycare centers, provided those centers are part of a school. 

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