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Thornton staff recommends pursuing safe‑parking pilot and regional shelter partnerships to aid people experiencing homelessness
Summary
City staff briefed council on safe‑parking, pallet shelters, and the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus; staff recommended exploring a safe‑parking pilot plus regional partnerships and developing a funding strategy for the 2027 budget. Several council members supported the approach and asked for more local data and funding options.
Thornton City staff on Monday laid out three sheltering options for people experiencing homelessness — safe parking lots, pallet shelters and participation in the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus — and recommended the council pursue a safe‑parking pilot and regional partnerships while preparing funding options for the 2027 budget.
Jessica Prosser, assistant city manager, introduced the research and turned the briefing to Myra, the spot‑team lead, who reviewed program models, eligibility and costs for each option. Myra said a typical Adams County safe‑parking startup is about $94,000, with an ongoing regional contract in one location that includes a $1,000,000 rapid‑rehousing arrangement (the…
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