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Residents, unhoused advocates clash over Mod Pod sites and Dietrich Park removals
Summary
Dozens of Lansing residents and people with lived experience testified Dec. 15 about the city’s proposed Mod Pod (tiny-house) sites and the Dietrich Park encampment; neighborhood residents opposed the Shebaaz Academy site while advocates urged urgency, transparency, and no winter sweeps.
Public comment at the Dec. 15 Lansing City Council meeting focused heavily on the NOVA Mod Pod (tiny-house) initiative and the impending situation at Dietrich Park.
Several residents who live near the proposed Shebaaz (Shabazz) Academy site said the lot is too small, encircled by homes, and poorly suited for a Mod Pod community. Allison Rake, a nearby homeowner, told council, “Shebaaz is by far the smallest location on the top 5 list... this would not be a humanizing or trauma-informed environment for the Mod Pod…
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