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Memphis Council approves $13,000 to ease women's shelter strain; Hospitality Hub updates Hub North project
Summary
The Memphis City Council approved $13,000 to address an urgent need for additional space for unsheltered women and heard an update from the Hospitality Hub on its Hub North housing project, the council chair said in a July 7 recap.
The Memphis City Council approved $13,000 to support an urgent need for additional space for unsheltered women, Chair Jana Swearingen Washington said in a recap of the July 7 meeting. The approval was announced during the Housing and Community Development Committee report; the recap did not include vote tallies or mover/second details.
The Hospitality Hub told the committee it is facing strain on shelter capacity for women and provided an update on its Hub North housing project, Washington said. The funding item was described as an immediate response to the capacity strain; no additional funding breakdown or implementation timeline was provided in the recap.
"The council approved $13,000 to support an urgent need for additional space for unsheltered women," Washington said. She did not read a motion with a bill number or provide a recorded vote in the recap.
City staff and the Hospitality Hub are expected to follow up through committee channels; the recap did not specify next steps or a scheduled implementation date.
