New Miami mayor's claims of backlash to warming shelter idea questioned by residents, council members

New Miami mayor's claims of backlash to warming shelter idea questioned by residents, council members

Just outside Hamilton in the small village of New Miami, there's a big divide between council members and some residents.It stems from an incident last month. At the time, WCPO 9 interviewed Mayor Jewel Hensley who said that with the frigid temperatures, she wanted to open the village town hall as a warming shelter for the homeless.She claimed some council members and employees at the town hall fought the idea, forcing her to open the shelter so…