LOVELAND, Colo. — With funding running out last week, the City of Loveland closed its only full-time overnight homeless shelter .

The South Railroad Facility opened in 2023, intended as a short-term solution for unhoused individuals in the community. A vote to extend the shelter’s permit failed during an emergency city council meeting last week, keeping the shelter closed.

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The move left many shelter users like Edmon Lessley without a place to go. He told Denver7 he just got a job at a local Walgreens after months of searching, only for his temporary home to close shortly after.

“It’s chaos. I slept in a ditch south of the old Fairgrounds Park,” he said. “A lot of us are really trying to dig out of this hole, and with their help and God's help, we c

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