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Resident pitches tiny‑home/pallet‑shelter village for people experiencing homelessness; council and staff say it’s under consideration
Summary
A resident presented a proposal for a tiny‑home or pallet‑shelter village and urged a site be identified before winter; city staff said they are rehousing dozens and that tiny homes remain one option under consideration.
A Columbus resident, Jim Elkins, addressed the City Council on May 20 to propose a small‑scale “village” of tiny homes or pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness and asked the city to pursue a site and remediation work promptly so occupancy could begin before winter.
Elkins described the concept as either insulated pallet shelters (he cited per‑unit costs of about $16,000 for those units) or a larger…
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