Complaints about Brighter Days tail off after year

By
Mark Webber
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Columbus Code Enforcement officer Fred Barnett talks about how his department is handling issues with the homeless population in the area around the Brighter Days emergency housing shelter during a public meeting at Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ind., Monday, June 24, 2019. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The complaints by residents and business owners about the Brighter Days emergency housing shelter have quieted over a year’s time.

Last summer, about 200 residents and business owners signed a petition asking that Brighter Days, located at 421 Mapleton St., be moved out from their neighborhood.

When 20 people showed up for a follow-up meeting Monday at Columbus City Hall, nobody was complaining.

Please read Wednesday’s edition of The Republic for more details.

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