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Council debates fate of pallet shelters as residents press for clearer policy on homelessness and storage
Summary
Residents and councilors discussed the city’s pallet shelters — units gifted by Lane County — and whether to store, return, sell or retain them for emergency use. Staff warned units need electrical and site work and that storage and repeated disassembly can degrade the units; council asked staff for a condition and options report.
Public comment and a prolonged council exchange on July 14 centered on the city’s pallet shelters — small emergency housing units the city received from Lane County during COVID — and what to do with them now that they are not being used as a permanent shelter solution.
Several residents asked why the units appear unused and whether they could be repurposed for storage or sold to the public. Downtown Cottage Grove representatives and others also raised broader questions about housing and community responses.
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