(FOX40.COM) — Hundreds of people showed up Saturday to protest against a new center for people experiencing homelessness in Lincoln. They said they were blind-sighted by the property owners.
The facility is located at 1660 3rd Street and was purchased by The Gathering Inn on Aug. 13. The organization said terms of the sale included keeping the building’s usage plan a secret until the sale closed.
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“The community was left out of a choice of having a hundred-bed medical respite homeless facility, right near five of our local schools,” said Lincoln resident Keela Marquez.
The new center is expected to provide over 100 beds and medical respite care for the unhoused.
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“We’re not bringing people in that have a history of sexual-related crimes. We’re not bringing in people who are otherwise going to be a danger to the public,” said The Gathering Inn Chief Program Officer Nick Golling.