Port: Lawmakers ask for millions to turn former Fargo Brewing building into center for the homeless

Port: Lawmakers ask for millions to turn former Fargo Brewing building into center for the homeless

BISMARCK — Two Fargo lawmakers are pushing for a $5 million appropriation to fund a new deflection center near downtown Fargo that would serve people challenged by homelessness, mental health episodes or addiction. Deflection is the practice whereby law enforcement officers seek to address a problem, such as someone dealing with an addiction or mental health episode, through means other than arrest. A deflection center would be a place where pol…