The Flathead Warming Center Public Comment from Shannan ReichenbergAimee Brunckhorst
From: Shannan Reichenberg <shannanmiller78@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2024 5:40 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL The Flathead Warming Center
Dear Kalispell Mayor and City Council,
My name is Shannan Reichenberg and I live in Kalispell in the West North neighborhood. I am a neighbor
of The Flathead Warming Center. When the center is open I see lines of people outside the building lining
up before it opens. It is a well maintained building from the outside and used to be an eyesore. They have
put in a tremendous amount of effort to make it an inviting space for our most vulnerable members of our
community. I urge you to maintain the conditional use permit of this valuable resource in our community
and work together to figure out how to make it better for those neighbors affected. Closing the center is
not the solution! It will only make matters worse for our unhoused community members. When people
do not know how they are going to meet basic needs for themselves or family they do not think clearly
that can lead to bad decision making. This warming center is a much needed space to help local families
think straight so they can get the resources needed to help make good choices.
In kindness,
Shannan Reichenberg