Proposed Homeless Shelter Raising Concerns in One Sussex County Community
- By Marlon Wallace
- Updated
An old church in the Belltown area near Lewes is one step closer to becoming a 24/7 emergency homeless shelter.The Sussex County Board of Adjustment voted 3-1 to approve a special use exception so the the non-profit Immanuel Shelter can convert the former John Wesley Church into a shelter.
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An old church in the Belltown area near Lewes, Del. is one step closer to becoming a 24/7 emergency homeless shelter.
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