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Council approves $20 million appropriation to support homelessness initiatives, including Streets to Home phase two
Summary
The council approved Proposal 2-73, a $20 million supplementary appropriation that councilors and public commenters said will fund homelessness interventions including the Streets to Home second phase and pedestrian-safety funding.
The Indianapolis City-County Council on Oct. 6 approved Proposal 2-73, an additional appropriation of $20,000,000 for the Department of Metropolitan Development to support homelessness initiatives, including funding described as part of the second phase of the Streets to Home program. The motion carried, 24 yays and 1 abstention.
Councilors who spoke in favor cited the funding's potential to move chronically unhoused residents into permanent housing and to support related services. During floor remarks, a councilor noted that about $5,900,000 of the allocation would support the Streets to Home second initiative and said "that portion about 5,900,000.0 will certainly…
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