For the first time, Suffolk is running its own shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
The shelter, serving single individuals without housing, opened Friday after major renovations. But Suffolk still has a lot to learn about shelter operations and what they will cost, said Interim Deputy City Manager Gerry Jones.
“We’re feeling our way through the early stages of it,” he said Thursday during a tour. “What may work in Norfolk or Virginia Beach may not work here.”…