LEMON GROVE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Just two days after 70 sleeping cabins were approved for a site in Lemon Grove, hundreds of local residents flooded a community forum to air their concerns.
The overwhelming majority felt the site was a surprise after county supervisors just recently rescinded a plan for the cabins in Spring Valley.
Flyers for the meeting promised information and questions answered in just one hour, instead several hours of a chaotic meeting ensued.
Supervisor Monica Montgomery-Steppe attempted to address Lemon Grove residents, one of the communities she represents. Her office organized a “community outreach forum" that so many people wanted to attend, the original venue overflowed.
Hundreds made their way across the street to a recreation center where Montgomery-Steppe could hardly get a word in without interruption.
The proposed sleeping cabins would be located on a vacant lot near Troy Street and Sweetwater Road and house up to 140 people.
The county says the site would include 24/7 security, maintenance, case management and other resources. Some of the criteria before admission would include not being a registered sex offender, arsonist or anyone with a physical assault charge.