The Heartland Housing developments provide permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless — a “very vulnerable population and much more challenging” than what the Schroeder Road apartments would serve, Phair has said.

Addressing traffic concerns, city traffic engineering staff have said that with the smaller restaurant space, traffic will only be affected slightly and “may actually be less than the existing use.”

Phair and Furman said that a second neighborhood meeting helped build greater understanding of the project. Still, Phair believes the majority of nearby residents oppose the project, and he thinks “quite a few” will show up to oppose the project at Monday’s Plan Commission meeting.

A number of residents have submitted comments to the city describing themselves as “adamantly” and “vehemently” opposed.

“It seems that the resources (police, education, and others) in the area are already struggling and adding this property will only increase that strain on a neighborhood,” reads one letter.