First public meeting held for proposed 100-men shelter in Carondelet
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ST. LOUIS – More than 100 people filled the basement of the Carondelet Public Library Thursday night to voice their support and their concern about a potential 100-men shelter coming to their neighborhood.
The shelter proposed by Peter and Paul Community Services is still in its early stages. PPCS still needs to get 50 percent of nearby homeowners and renters to sign off on a petition to approve the shelter.
A petition that Aidan McNamara will not be signing.
“Our community cannot hold another 100 people,” McNamara said.
He presented a PowerPoint on behalf of Carondelet Cares, a neighborhood association, against the proposed shelter.
“I’m against putting 100 homeless men into a 100 percent residential neighborhood,” McNamara said.