October 13th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Ever since it was revealed that there are plans to relocate the Union Rescue Mission to North Centre Street- prospective neighbors have complained about how a homeless shelter might affect their “property values.”  Although the city has been working with the Mission for more than three years to find a new location- it wasn’t until late last month that it was announced that a plan to purchase the High Point Furniture Outlet at 710 North Centre was essentially a done deal. It is a subject that has been raised with the city council and has also generated calls to WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show”. One woman said that information provided by the National Realtors Association was not encouraging…

Mayor Ray Morriss noted that some $3.8 million will be invested in the renovation and upgrades at the location- and it is difficult to speculate on how the surrounding properties may be impacted…