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Residents urge pause on Mod Pod site selection; advocates call for rapid deployment and harm‑reduction
Summary
Public commenters delivered extensive testimony on the Nova Mod Pod shelter proposal: neighborhood coalitions asked the city to pause site selection to expand community engagement; shelter advocates and people with lived experience argued Mod Pods are urgently needed and urged flexible siting and supportive services.
A coalition of residents, service providers and unhoused neighbors addressed the Lansing City Council Dec. 8 with sharply contrasting recommendations about the Nova Housing Initiative Mod Pod pilot. Some speakers asked for a pause to the site‑selection process and fuller neighborhood outreach; others urged expedited deployment to meet winter shelter needs.
Ted Wilson said neighborhood coalition members oppose siting Mod Pods in…
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