530 Blackstone Drive supportive housing

A neighbor criticized how the project was originally approved on a consent agenda without the address visible, and raised fire and evacuation concerns for 90 nearby homes and 16 homes with a single exit.

A resident who lives across the street thanked the Board for the creativity of the project and said supporters in the neighborhood trust the county and Catholic Charities are acting professionally.

A former Carmelita House resident, now a Catholic Charities peer support employee, described how the program helped her recover from trauma and homelessness and noted overnight peer support staffing.

A neighbor said the nuns who previously lived at the property were evicted, not retired, and criticized Catholic Charities as poor stewards who let trees die and made promises later rescinded.