Officials gave an explanation for negotiations by city of Modesto and Stanislaus County for the homeless shelter properties on South Ninth Street.
The Salvation Army owns the facilities, including the 182-bed Access Center Emergency Shelter (ACES) and the Berberian shelter.
In the past year, a shift in state funding sources created uncertainty around the county’s contract with The Salvation Army to operate ACES, also known as the low-barrier shelter. The county, city and Salvation Army have scrambled to shore up the funding gap and managed to find grant funds to keep it open through Dec. 31…