Concho Valley advocate urges council to back Rock Rose homeless‑services campus

Mike Burnett, executive director of the Concho Valley Community Action Agency and chair of the Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition, urged the City Council to move from short‑term responses to long‑term solutions for homelessness in San Angelo.

Burnett cited the HUD Point‑in‑Time count from Jan. 22, 2026, reporting 194 people experiencing homelessness in San Angelo on a single night: 156 unsheltered, 65 chronically homeless, 13 veterans and four children. He told the council that many people experiencing homelessness are not captured by the PIT methodology and that local leaders should treat the figures as a starting point for planning.

He asked the council to lend visible public support for the Concho Valley Rock Rose Community Campus — a project he described as focused on safety, dignity and accountability — and reminded the council that the campus has been quieter since last summer’s flood but will soon require renewed community backing. Burnett also promoted a homeless navigation day scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, at the First Presbyterian gym.

Why it matters: The PIT count provides a statutory, if imperfect, snapshot used for planning and grant applications. Burnett framed Rock Rose as a multi‑agency response to chronic homelessness that the coalition says needs public backing to proceed.

What’s next: Burnett asked residents and councilmembers to contact CVCAA and partner agencies to support the navigation day and the Rock Rose effort; no council vote on the campus was recorded at the meeting.