While I’m not sure if the repeal of an alcohol license for a C-Store by the Dudley house was a bad thing (6-2 for the repeal) it won’t fix a damn thing. There are several establishments around the shelter to buy alcohol at, and they really just playing whack-a-mole. The shelter should have never been built there, and until it moves the problem will exist.
I guarantee, the same people will be drinking in that area next summer.
I told several councilors this summer when it was at the height of these issues that they needed to nip this in the butt over the winter with a higher concentration of police patrols and ordinances that give the police officers more tools to limit public drinking. While I think the triage center may help, I also think moving the Dudley House closer to the proposed site would help to.