The Uintah County Commission met for their Commission meeting on Monday and among other business items the Commission agreed to explore the possibility of replacing Turning Point Shelter with alternative options. In a Wednesday press release Uintah County shares that “the Commission indicated that the Turning Point Shelter has been a recipient of multiple grants in the past. Each grant has certain requirements that must be complied with as a condition of receiving those funds. These grant requirements can be as long as ten years. When federal funds are involved there are usually additional requirements that must be complied, i.e. being ADA compliant. The Turning Point Shelter currently is exempt from ADA compliance requirements but in the future if the shelter were required to become ADA compliant those renovations would be expensive. There have been proposals to add a restroom to the shelter for families. Adding another restroom to the shelter would however take away from the bed space and jeopardize the state’s bed space requirements.” After discussing the numbers and options, the Commission “agreed to continue to research additional possibilities for homelessness resources and programs and to proceed administratively. This included the possibility of relocating the Turning Point Shelter to a new location where the renovations would be more affordable.” View the entire press release on the Uintah County Facebook page.
