NEWS 25 WEHT Evansville, Henderson, OwensboroBusinessman buys homeless shelter at tax auction
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Associated Press - March 11, 2010 4:14 AM ET
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A businessman who bought a southern Indiana homeless shelter at a tax auction says he intends to keep it open.
The building that houses the Haven House was auctioned by the Internal Revenue Service after the operation fell behind in paying payroll taxes. Kentuckiana Roofing Co. owner David Brown says he heard about the shelter's plight from "a guy living in a box behind our building."
Brown bid the $7,808 minimum price for the Jeffersonville shelter without competition at Tuesday's auction. The IRS says he also must pay about $81,000 in debts on the shelter within six months.
Shelter Director Barbara Anderson has said the organization didn't have enough money to run the service and pay the taxes. She says running the shelter takes about $10,000 to $20,000 a month.
Information from: The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., http://www.courier-journal.com
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