Warming shelter OK’d

St. Vincent de Paul will take over the Memorial Building for the fourth winter, allowing unhoused people in the area a warm place to sleep at night.

SPRINGFIELD – St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) will provide a warming shelter for Springfield’s unhoused population again this winter thanks to the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA)’s rubber stamp of approval.

Like city council on Oct. 16, SEDA unanimously approved the short-term lease of the Memorial Building at…