BOSTON – Massachusetts is preparing to use the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury as a temporary shelter for migrants who have been sleeping overnight at Logan Airport. But some residents are not happy with the plan to turn the popular community center into a place for families struggling with homelessness.
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has said the center is one of several facilities being looked at as “temporary safety-net site.” The Massachusetts emergency shelter system is over its capacity of 7,500 families, and dozens have been spending nights on the floor at Logan .
The Cass center’s website says “this facility offers a large indoor arena for year-round fun.” But recreational activities would have to be relocated as the complex houses up to 400 people for months.
