Plans for a city-run day shelter in Cincinnati are moving forward, but not in the originally planned location.

City Council allocated $5.5 million in the latest city budget to buy and renovate a building on West Fifth Street in Queensgate, across the street from the winter overnight shelter operated by Shelterhouse. The building at 760 W. 5th St. is owned by the Cincinnati Museum Center, which uses the space for records storage.

City Human Services Director Deanna White says the current owner will not move out soon enough for the city to open the day center in 2027 as planned. They’re now looking at other options.

"If we center people experiencing homelessness, and then think about locations that would be the most convenient for them, you're looking at areas immediately adjacent to the

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