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County weighs $15,000 ARPA pilot to buy 50 secure lockers for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
Commissioners supported using $15,000 in unspent ARPA housing supportive-services funds to pilot 50 outdoor secure lockers at Ministry with Community, but asked administrators for details on locker size, management, eligibility and retrieval policies before deployment.
Kalamazoo County commissioners on Nov. 5 discussed a proposed pilot to buy secure outdoor storage lockers for people experiencing homelessness, using unspent ARPA housing supportive-services funds.
Chair Streps said the lockers would address practical problems that unhoused residents face — carrying belongings, items being stolen or destroyed, and the strain on ID and service programs when people…
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