Safe Haven Hope Center shelter

Supportive with reservations; praised Oreto's communication and distributed grievance forms, but questioned whether two staff for 19 residents is enough and asked that reporting to the downtown neighborhood association be required.

In favor; shared her own experience with homelessness and urged compassion, saying anyone could become homeless.

In favor; a formerly homeless resident who credits Oreto with taking her in, said the shelter fills a real need for people not ready to change yet.

Strongly opposed; owns property at 311 S. Jefferson and called the low-barrier plan dangerous, citing the Motel 6 SWAT incident and arguing the drug-seizure policy would violate criminal law.

In favor despite living in Little Suamico; described Oreto's community work and urged the commission to support what she called a life-saving operation.

In favor; pushed back on what she called stigmatizing and dehumanizing opposition testimony and defended low-barrier shelter models as reducing deaths.

In favor; a 40-year recovering addict from the Seymour Park neighborhood who said more houses like Oreto's are needed.

In favor; a former Army medic who advised calling 911 for overdoses but framed the shelter as the working-class Green Bay tradition of looking out for each other.

In favor; from Appleton, urged the commission not to decide on speculation and warned of a growing affordable-housing deficit.

In favor; a downtown pastor for 25 years who said peer-support housing serves a niche that traditional shelters miss, and praised the food.

Currently homeless herself; tearfully credited Oreto with taking her in after a hospital stay and said Green Bay desperately needs a women's shelter.

In favor; a St. John's volunteer who argued a housing-first approach would save the community money on medical and emergency costs.

Opposed; an Alabama-based content creator who questioned the group's tax and donation practices and raised the Motel 6 incident, declining to give an address citing doxxing fears.

In favor; a formerly homeless resident who said the shelter, across from the police department, is a vital private investment filling a downtown service gap.

In favor; a psychiatric mental-health professional who said housing is the biggest barrier to treatment success and endorsed the organization's policies.

Opposed; owns the building next door at 325 S. Jefferson, described a $100,000 break-in loss and escalating trespassing and drug use, and said he's now trying to sell.

In favor; founder of Table of Plenty who has opened her own home to people in housing insecurity and said "housing first, full bellies first."

In favor; a former Safe Haven employee who was herself homeless 16 years ago and vouched for Oreto's leadership.

In favor; briefly praised Oreto and the residents for inspiring and lifting each other up.

In favor; described falling into the resource gap herself after leaving an abusive marriage and said people deserve a second chance.

In favor; a district resident with rental properties who argued the shelter fills a real gap, reduces police calls and ER visits, and saves money — "not if, how."

The District 9 alderperson spoke as a resident, supporting the CUP with reservations about long-term funding sustainability and wanting consistent rules.

In favor; was homeless last year with his daughter and said the shelter is good for the community, offering to help however he can.

The applicant addressed commissioners' concerns during discussion, denying overnight non-resident guests, explaining 30-minute wellness checks for residents returning after substance use, and detailing backup staffing from family and board members.