The Kalamazoo County government is taking a major step to address homelessness and they aren’t doing it alone. In a partnership with the city of Kalamazoo and Portage, they’re set to bring a new shelter to the area.
“We have about 1,400 by the latest count, folks that are either doubled up, that are homeless, that are on the streets, living in shelters. And so there’s an imminent need to address it,” said Housing Director Mary Balkema.
County commissioners approved a plan to purchase the Holiday Inn Express & Suites on East Cork Street. The plan is to transform it into a shelter…