Johnson County Homeless Hotels Rising

A trend that troubled KCMO residents now takes hold amongst suburban neighbors to the West. 

Right now we take a glimpse at more "accessibility" and support in the Golden Ghetto. 

For all those who might object . . . 

KC proper residents can answer with longstanding complaints regarding JoCo officials often rounding up and dropping off their homeless around downtown before the digital age of surveillance. 

Now . . . As poverty rises across the nation . . . Costs to address the crisis increase in Kansas:

After an hour-long meeting that was heated at times, Johnson County commissioners Thursday voted their intention to contribute $60,000 towards operating expenses to run a homeless service center and housing campus in a repurposed Lenexa hotel.

The money, which was described as seed money by some commissioners, would be the county’s first-year contribution to ongoing operating expenses of the Kansas City-based nonprofit reStart, which would run the facility’s operations.

In total, officials with reStart told the commission Thursday the group would need roughly $500,000 in local funds from both the county and cities to help pay for the shelter’s annual operating expenses, at least at first.

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Johnson County and its cities asked to chip in $500,000 a year for a new homeless shelter

Johnson County is planning to build a homeless shelter and service center in a repurposed Lenexa hotel. Kansas City-based nonprofit reStart, which would run the facility, told commissioners that it would need funding help from the county and cities.