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The city of Loveland has announced plans to establish an interim homeless shelter at the site of the former wastewater treatment plant on Third Street Southeast and Railroad Avenue.
According to a news release from the city manager’s office, the property will offer tents or modular units as a “medium term” option for residents displaced by the city’s urban camping ban.
Loveland Public Information Officer Nicole Yost wrote in an email interview that the city considered a number of sites, both on city and private property, but the former wastewater site is “the most viable,” due in part to its proximity to other city services.
“It is important that any site chosen is zoned correctly for use, can accommodate potential interim shelter options including tents, modular units, and support services such as water, power, showers, laundry.”
Preparation and clean-up are already underway at the facility, which was taken out of service in 1962.
According to a news release from the city manager’s office, shower and restroom units have been ordered for the site, but other key items, such as tents and fence screening, are still being investigated.
Yost said that there is no firm timeframe for opening of the site as of now, “because there are a lot of moving parts.”
Plans for the space will have to go through the city’s Development Concept Review process before anyone can move there. The city will also have to hire security and supervisory staff to provide oversight.
In the meantime, the city will be moving ahead in the coming weeks with small-scale efforts to clean up encampments, after a successful test of its processes last month.
On Friday, the representatives from the city’s risk division and the Loveland Police Department delivered seven-day notices to vacate to another six residents in King’s Crossing and Fairgrounds Park, with clean-up of their camps scheduled for July 8.
The individuals to be displaced next week will be offered vouchers for the Rosebud Motel, and their personal belongings will be stored by the city for up to 60 days.
Going forward, up to four campers will be “noticed” each week, depending on the availability of alternative shelter, according to Yost.
“The current process has us noticing every Friday, with moving/clean-up of those sites the following Fridays,” she wrote. “The number of individuals noticed/moved at any given time will change based on shelter space availability, but at this time, the city anticipates that four individuals can be noticed every week.”
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