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Resident proposes temporary overnight shelter on City Hall parking lot, offers $8,300 plan and Open Doors partnership
Summary
A Pawtucket resident proposed using the City Hall parking lot as a temporary overnight shelter for unhoused residents, presenting a budgeted plan she said would cost about $8,300 and offering a partnership with Open Doors for operations and training.
A Pawtucket resident who signed up as Danny Banning urged the council to permit use of the City Hall parking lot as a temporary overnight "protected emergency shelter," presenting a step‑by‑step operating plan and a request for approximately $8,300 in startup supplies.
The commenter said an estimated 43 people in Pawtucket were unsheltered and that the number of unhoused residents has risen 15 percent over the prior year. She proposed using the lot across from City Hall, operating outside business hours to minimize…
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