As city eyes daytime shelter, mayor doesn't want it downtown

As city eyes daytime shelter, mayor doesn't want it downtown

Committee of the whole unanimously supports motion soliciting daytime shelter proposals

Mayor clarifies: Panel on homelessness not meant to plan downtown shelter

The Ad Hoc Committee for Housing Instability and Homelessness recently appointed by Mayor Jonathan McCollar is not aimed at creating a homeless shelter in downtown Statesboro, he clarified during the Tuesday morning, May 6, City Council meeting. Instead, the 10-member panel will consider such questions as the availability of temporary "transitional housing" for families who lose their homes and how services for addressing mental health issues an…