May 6, 2008
Saginaw halfway house protesters consider options
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN - Neighbors filled Saginaw City Council chambers to capacity and queued up to express their anger Monday, but opponents have few remedies to ward off an under-construction halfway house on the Northeast Side.
Leaders didn't break any rules last fall when they OK'd a the home where 38 former federal prisoners could transition into society.
"This is a slap in the face," said Mary C. Washington, president of the 100-member Northeast Saginaw Neighborhood Association. "Everybody left very sad tonight. We'll fight this until we drop…"
LINK - MLive.com (The Saginaw News)
