Plans to bus city homeless people to a temporary shelter at Edmonson High School in West Baltimore drew outrage Tuesday, after community leaders said the housing department failed to give them adequate notice of the move.
“We just found out about this yesterday, that really is not good enough,” said Don Sherrod, president of Rognel Heights Community Association. “We?re going to lock arms in front of the school and stop people form coming.”
“They?ve known about this for months,” added Jean Hamilton, president of the Edgewood community association. “The community should have a say.”
The plan comes on the heels of the city deciding to shut down the downtown shelter on Fayette Street. Every night for about four month, about 150 homeless people will be transported from downtown to the high school. City officials said temporary shelters have caused few problems in the past.
