City of La Crosse looking into winter shelter solutions for homeless
“‘With the coming cold temperatures, we are going to have to shut that water off. You know, there is not an indoor shelter opportunity down there,’ Odegaard said. ‘We can’t be reactionary and you know, we can’t have 100-plus people out on the street—especially when we start having colder weather.’
Odegaard said the city is looking at multiple housing options for those in need. Those options include utilizing a facility already owned by the city, renting a location or buying a new facility.
Welda believes this could be lifesaving for the population.”