The August meeting of the Calvary Interim Housing Task Force found no major problems with the SHARE shelter located at the old Calvary Lutheran building.
The Calvary Interim Housing Task Force released the minutes from its Aug. 6 meeting today.
According to the minutes, there remains no large problems with the SHARE homeless shelter located the old Calvary Lutheran building at 7002 23rd Ave. N.W.
According to neighbors, there have been problems with drug dealing in the neighborhood as well as the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association soup kitchen that operates in the Calvary building. Both of those issues are unrelated to SHARE.
Security patrols operated by the SHARE shelter residents agreed to watch for any drug dealing and report it to police.
These security patrols, operated nightly have been greeted by neighbors, according to one shelter resident.
The soup kitchen that the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood operates on Mondays has lead to patrons sleeping in the church yard and decreasing the feeling of safety in the neighborhood, according to neighbors.
Pastor Steve Grumm of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, operators of the Calvary Lutheran building, agreed to talk to the association about having more supervision and shorter hours for the soup kitchen.
The SHARE shelter moved into the Calvary Lutheran building in June after a number of neighborhood meetings. The shelter will be located there for one year before moving back to West Seattle.
The Calvary Interim Housing Task Force consists of Ballard residents and members of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church and SHARE.