Compassionate Addiction Services’ contentios move to Chief Garry [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. — For months, the City of Spokane has been trying to move some homeless services off of the Division Corridor. But finding a new home for Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT) is proving contentious. 

A vacant building on East Springfield could become CAT’s new home. A coalition of businesses and neighbors in the Chief Garry neighborhood are fighting to stop that from happening. 

Junxtor owner Jim Schrock joined the coalition after concerns with what is going to go in next door to his shop. 

“We’ve lived through the trauma of having Jewels Helping Hands right next door,” Schrock said. 

An August 7 press release shows the City of Spokane entered a “formal agreement” with CAT to move its sobering center and behavioral health services to the Chief Garry neighborhood. 

“Well, I think right …