The city council is considering approving up to six months of the requested funding from the IRC to help it address safety concerns before providing additional money.
A Greensboro day center that provides services for the homeless announced Thursday it will continue to remain open through Aug. 5. Neighbors and business owners have voiced concerns the nonprofit is creating an unsafe environment.
Residents and business owners say they're worried about increased crime near the IRC, which provides services for the unhoused. The city council is now calling on the organization to create a plan to address those concerns.
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan announced at a city council meeting Tuesday that she will not seek reelection. Vaughan has served as Greensboro Mayor since 2013.
The proposed increases come as the city undertakes multiple capital improvement projects including a $177 million effort to remove "forever chemicals" from its drinking water.