Politics & Government
Third Hearing on Homeless Shelter Resolution Monday
Meeting will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the North County Complex in Smithtown.
A resolution calling for Suffolk County to terminate a contract with the operator of a Hauppuage homeless shelter will be heard again after the county Legislature’s Human Services Committee tabled the discussion for the second time last month.
The resolution, introduced by Suffolk Legis. John M. Kennedy Jr. says the homeless shelter is exceeding the amount of families it is allowed to house.
According to officials, the shelter currently houses 96 families and is within two miles of another shelter in Brentwood, which prompted residents to ask at last month's meeting why they are receiving what they believe is a disproportionate amount of homeless families in their area.
The resolution will be reviewed again on Dec. 9 at a 10 a.m. meeting of the County Legislature’s Human Services Committee at 725 Veteran’s Hwy. in the North County Complex in Smithtown.
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