Ottawa approves homeless shelter agreement, PADS to review

 
 
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s city officials have approved their end of a contract with Illinois Valley PADS to allow them to own and construct a new facility. Illinois Valley PADS Shelter Executive Director Carol Alcorn says it won’t be a done deal until it’s reviewed at their board meeting next week Monday. At the city of Ottawa’s end of the agreement, PADS will buy the shelter from the city for $100 and must construct its new facility within three years. Alcorn says having the space to grow is not only exciting but necessary.
 

 
PADS will also get a new parking area that the city will build for them, adjacent to the shelter on 1120 Canal Street. The parking lot will be of public use, available to canal and museum-goers, according to Ottawa officials.