Catholic Worker Shelter For Homeless Under Threat.

international | housing | other press Thursday November 17, 2005 15:43 by pat c

Prejudice against the homeless exists everywhere. Even in South Bend Indiana as the Catholic Worker Movement found out when they tried to open a shelter for the homeless.

Catholic Worker fate rests with swing voter
Group leaning against lawsuit, hopes council member will change his mind.

By JEFF PARROTT
Tribune Staff Writer


SOUTH BEND -- Common Council member Al "Buddy" Kirsits expects to cast the deciding vote against a controversial homeless shelter, he said Tuesday.

"I'm sure I'm going to get pounded with letters, phone calls and pleas over the next two weeks," said Kirsits, D-at large.

He was home sick with the flu Monday night while his colleagues split 4-4 on whether to deny Catholic Worker of Michiana's petitions to change the zoning at 1126 W. Washington St. from single- to multifamily, and to seek a group residence special exception. The council will vote again at its next meeting Nov. 28.

The city has found the group in violation of the block's zoning, which prohibits more than two unrelated individuals from living in the same dwelling.

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