LOVELAND, Colo. - Loveland's Mayor Jacki Marsh has called a special meeting with City Council following community outrage over the closure of the South Railroad Facility which has been operating as an overnight homeless shelter since 2023.
In an email to councilmembers, Marsh said, "Please accept this email as my formal request to schedule a Special Meeting, ASAP, for City Council to discuss and to vote on amending the UDC Code to allow for the extension of the SRF Temporary Permit or to approve a variance of the Code for the SRF."
That meeting will now happen at 6pm on October 2 to consider an ordinance extending the maximum length of a the temporary use permit for the shelter by one more year.
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The meeting comes as community members have spoken out st