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Gerald Commons opens cabins; critics and RV residents urge safe‑parking strategy
Summary
HSH opened Gerald Commons phase 1 with 60 cabins and plans for more congregate shelter; the department changed initial plans for RV capacity to maximize shelter beds and said it will present an RV strategy next month. RV residents and advocates said ticketing and towing are destabilizing and called for a safe‑parking site and parking protections.
HSH confirmed that phase 1 of a new interim-shelter site, Gerald Commons in District 10, opened April 1 with 60 cabins and space for 68 people; HSH said the site will likely add cabins and congregate shelter capacity over the next nine months but that the exact final layout and capacity have not yet been determined.
Originally the plan included capacity and services for people living in RVs, HSH said, but the department altered the configuration to "maximize capacity and serve more people in need in the community." HSH told the commission that it is developing a multi-pronged RV…
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