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New Bartle Hall homeless center needs more security, food, Kansas City officials say Allison Kite, The Kansas City Star Feb. 5 It hasn t been a full week since Kansas City opened a warming center for homeless individuals at Bartle Hall. But that week has been rough, City Council members said Thursday. One councilwoman had to pay for and deliver food there. An organization with decades of experience pulled out. And council members worry there s not enough security. In their weekly Business Session meeting, council members grilled the new city manager, Brian Platt, and staff over the operations of the warming center, which opened Friday night at the Kansas City Convention Center, or Bartle Hall. They noted reStart Inc., which has operated a downtown homeless shelter for decades, was expected to help run the shelter, but pulled out. Members worried security and sanitation were lacking.

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