Letter: Be Smart About Service Facilities

I read the article “City eyes 2 options for service facilities” (Oct. 9, The Columbian). There are two options — Option A and Option B. Of the two, the first option would make it much harder for any service facility that helps with human services to locate or even relocate to a larger site.

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