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City outlines plan to expand micro ‘pallet’ communities; council demands site, cost and neighbor engagement details
Summary
City staff briefed the governing body on plans to add 2–3 additional pallet/micro communities after a yearlong pilot; officials pushed for timeline, technical feasibility, county coordination and strong neighborhood engagement, while staff stressed on‑site services and 24/7 management.
Community Health and Safety Director Henry Hammond Paul and Youth and Family Division Director Julie Sanchez updated the governing body on the city’s micro‑community ("pallet") pilot and plans for expansion.
Hammond Paul said the city currently maintains a “by‑name” list of unhoused individuals and reported, “we currently have on our by name list, 385 individuals. We have about 285 beds in our emergency housing system, emergency shelter system. So that leaves us with about a deficit of a hundred and 5 beds.” He cited Santa Fe Public Schools’ broader McKinney‑Vento count of 741 homeless youth as an additional measure of need.
The pilot at Christ Lutheran Church has 10 units; Hammond Paul said nine residents had been placed into permanent housing and seven had completed detox or medically assisted treatment. He emphasized that the micro communities…
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