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Los Banos council defends choosing state-approved pallet homes over buying La Plaza Inn for bridge housing
Summary
Mayor and staff said purchasing and rehabbing an older motel would add years, costs and legal hurdles; council favored state-approved pallet homes as a faster, flexible bridge-housing option while advancing a permanent ‘One Tree Village’ plan.
The Los Banos City Council on Dec. 17 defended its decision to pursue state-approved pallet homes rather than buying and redeveloping the La Plaza Inn as short-term bridge housing.
Mayor (name not stated) told the council that the choice weighed time, cost and long-term flexibility. "Our long term goal is that we will not need bridge housing in the future," the mayor said, and explained that purchasing and rehabilitating an older motel typically triggers lengthy negotiations, expensive code upgrades and prevailing-wage construction that can add years to a project and substantial cost…
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