Lakelands largest homeless-services provider is trying again. Talbot House Ministries has revised its proposal for a new shelter and social services campus on East Memorial Boulevard after pulling its initial plans.

Miguel Irazoqui has lived in Lakeland's Edgewater neighborhood for nearly three decades. He spent the day informing his neighbors and business owners about Talbot House Ministries' plans to relocate to nearby East Memorial Boulevard.

If this passes, my house is going up for sale and a lot of people feel the same way. And a lot of businesses in the area that I spent all day going around passing flyers, they feel the same way, Irazoqui said.

He said relocating a high-needs population works against the citys efforts to revitalize Memorial Blvd.

We already have issues with crim

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