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Board approves dollar lease of depot building as winter warming center operated by NEST
Summary
La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety approved a short-term $1 lease of the depot building to host a warming center run by NEST through the end of March; officials described volunteer support and emergency sheltering activity during the recent cold snap.
La Porte’s Board of Public Works and Safety voted Jan. 22 to approve a short-term lease of the city-owned depot building to NEST (a nonprofit shelter operator) to operate a winter warming center through the end of March for a nominal $1 payment.
The lease was presented by Nick Otis, who said the arrangement provides a “much needed option for short term housing” during extreme cold and that the city and partner organizations handled utilities and operations on a temporary basis. The motion to approve passed after a voice vote; the board recorded no opposition.
The action follows several days last week in which NEST and local partners opened the depot as an emergency shelter.…
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