![]() on the north side and the Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers Inc. A request for proposals this summer turned up just two possibilities: Wiggies Bar at 1901 Aberg Ave. At the time, County Board Chairman John Hendrick hoped it would be open by July 1.īut county staff has not yet found a suitable site. ![]() In November 2012, the Dane County Board allocated $600,000 to build or purchase a space that could be used for a day shelter. The county had hoped to have a permanent resource center - offering lockers, showers, meals and connections to housing, job and social services - up and running already. This is the third year in a row that we're going into winter without a plan." ![]() Williams: "The way things are going right now there's not going to be a day shelter until halfway through the wintertime."ĭozens of homeless people and their allies came before a county committee Tuesday night with a long list of questions about why there still is no concrete plan for opening a permanent day resource center.īrenda Konkel, executive director of the Tenant Resource Center, summed up their complaints best when she told Dane County's Homeless Issues Committee: "People are looking for answers.
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