A proposal to build a two-story homeless shelter in Fort Collins that would measure around 43,000 square feet is working its way through the city’s approval process with a public input meeting scheduled for next week.
The long-standing organization Fort Collins Rescue Mission wants to build on a site at the west end of Hibdon Court near North College Avenue.
According to plans, the new facility would have enough space for up to 200 beds, along with dining, kitchen, laundry, and office space. The project would additionally include some outdoor amenity space.
A mainstay in Denver reaching back to the late 19th century, the Fort Collins Rescue Mission has administrative offices at 6100 Smith Road, and opened a modern 11,400 square-foot shelter called the Lawrence Street Community Center, complete with a large dining room, showers, bathrooms, and laundry facilities, in 2015.
By Garry Boulard
