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Truckee staff outline scaled-down one-year navigation-center pilot; funding and site not yet secured
Summary
Town staff and the Tahoe-Truckee homeless coalition described a proposed one-year, reduced-capacity navigation center to open Dec. 1 if funding and a site can be found; county can access funding for interim housing but not for an emergency overnight shelter, and public speakers urged use of the Veterans Hall as a near-term option.
Town of Truckee staff reported progress on a community coalition and a proposed one-year pilot navigation center intended to provide continuous, 24/7 navigation services for people experiencing homelessness, with a target opening date of Dec. 1 and an approximate pilot budget of $500,000.
The pilot would be a reduced-capacity version of the larger navigation center described in the town's homeless action plan (the full plan estimated about $1.2 million for roughly 22+ beds). Staff said the coalition's public kickoff meeting was Aug. 6 with about 50 attendees and that the next public Tahoe-Truckee Affordable/Action Coalition (TTAC) meeting is set for Sept. 4 at 10:30 a.m., open in person and remotely.
Why it matters: winter is approaching and town and county officials said time is tight to…
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