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Council weighs $250,000 proposal to buy 10 emergency housing units as first step on homelessness; members ask for written plan
Summary
A councilmember proposed allocating $250,000 to acquire 10 small emergency housing units as a pilot to expand shelter capacity; councilmembers asked for a written plan, site details, long-term operating funding and outside grants before moving forward.
Councilman Dunn proposed on Feb. 10 that Portsmouth allocate $250,000 to purchase about 10 small emergency housing units as a pilot program to expand capacity for people experiencing homelessness.
Dunn said the units would be similar to small, two-person residential units used in other municipalities as an immediate, smaller-scale form of emergency housing. He described the $250,000 figure as an approximate estimate based on proposals and examples the city reviewed and said staff could open a request-for-bids or…
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