Buffalo has seen an increase in the number of homeless people, and that is concerning to local law enforcement and other organizations that deal with the problem.
Johnson County Sheriff Rod Odenbach discussed the issue with the county commissioners, saying they have recently had two 72-hour emergency holds at the jail on individuals that were homeless, and are seeing more than in the past.
The Sheridan facility mentioned by Odenbach is the regional inpatient behavioral health and crisis stabilization unit proposed for Sheridan Memorial Hospital (SMH).
Both the Sheridan and Johnson County Commissions as well as other organizations in both counties have supported the idea of the crisis facility, and
SMH has applied for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding through the State Loan and Investments Board (SLIB) for the facility.
Odenbach said there has been an increase in the number of people in crisis and he’s not sure why, other than Buffalo is a beautiful place and sits at the junction of two interstate highways.
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Last modified: September 27, 2022