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Residents and advocates urge Lansing council to extend hotel placements for displaced encampment residents
Summary
Multiple speakers told the council temporary hotel placement for people removed from encampments has helped some secure jobs and stability, and asked the city to extend stays, increase vouchers, improve case management and coordinate housing-first planning.
At the Jan. 12 Lansing City Council meeting, a large portion of public comment focused on the recent displacement of residents from encampments and the city’s temporary hotel placements. Advocates, volunteers and people who were moved into hotel rooms asked the council to extend stays beyond the six-week period and to commit to permanent housing pathways.
Speakers described trauma during holiday evictions, operational challenges (short notice, arrests), and the…
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