Billy Tharp carries his painting supplies to work on another cupboard as part of the basement renovations he and others are making at the Unity Center on 23rd Street in Independence. Tharp and fellow volunteers aim to make the Unity Center available as a homeless shelter to complement other services they already provide at the former Alton School building. [Mike Genet/The Examiner]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Billy Tharp’s team of volunteers has hit a couple snags since March, when the Independence City Council approved a code amendment…
