CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Conversation about plans for expanded homelessness outreach services downtown continued Tuesday night when the proposal went before the Clarksville City Council.
The proposal is for the city to purchase The Well outreach center, using grant funding, and hand over operations to Clarksville Urban Ministries. During a public meeting on Friday, the crowd was divided on the issue, and that was no different at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
How the plan came about
According to previous reports, this process has been three years in the making, as all parties involved had been on the lookout for a building that can be designated for serving Clarksville’s homeless population. That search ended when they discussed the idea of moving into The Well.
Urban Ministries Executive Director Jodi McBryant said she reached out to Jeff Shocklee, director of The Well, operated by Trenton Crossing Church of Christ, to see if they would be interested in working out a partnership. As conversations progressed, The Well agreed to sell the building…