As Danbury officials look into the idea of merging the City-run homeless shelter on New Street with another, they're looking for new solutions.

Mayor Mark Boughton said during the most recent City Council meeting that Danbury continues to be challenged by a dozen or so chronically homeless individuals downtown. 

He noted that The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation is making money available to hire a consultant to break down barriers to setting up a unified shelter in a new location.  Boughton says the consultant will provide plan for CityCenter team and City Council so that, as soon as funding is available, they can hit the ground running.