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Cove House reports new debt-free sixplex and rising shelter use; seeks possible second building
Summary
Cove House told the council it completed a six-unit shelter building funded largely with ARPA and donated labor/materials, sheltered 70 residents in 2024, and plans a possible second building to add a men’s dorm and laundromat.
Brian Hawkins, executive director of Cove House Homeless Shelter, thanked council for ARPA funding and described the completion and immediate occupancy of a new six-unit building and an earlier duplex. He said the funds the city provided enabled two buildings to be completed and that the project came in substantially under typical construction cost because the primary builder and many subcontractors donated labor or provided materials at reduced cost.
Hawkins said Cove House…
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