NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A Nicholasville man is spending several days living in a small shack outside the Jessamine County Library to draw attention to homelessness and the growing challenge of affordable housing in the area.
Johnny Templin, Founder and Executive Director of the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition, is now in his third day living in the makeshift shelter, a space he says measures about six-by-nine feet and has no insulation. While the cold has been difficult, Templin says the discomfort is part of the message he hopes people will notice.
Templin says this is not the first time he has taken such a step to bring awareness to these issues. With the exception of last year, he says he has stayed in the shack for a few days each year for the past four years…