Posts Tagged ‘Pastore Complex’
Homelessness on agenda: Cranston votes ‘just say no’ – Gov. debate says state has no plan
It was a simultaneous moment as the gubernatorial debate between Mayor McKee and candidate Ashley Kalus took place while the Cranston City Council sub-committee was discussing the homeless crisis on the cusp of winter. What was clear is that the issues impact more people this year, but the issues are not new. Each winter, failure…
Read MoreGovernor: Commit to no tiny shelter village for homeless in Cranston now – and after – election
Photo: Sample of Pallet Shelters from Pallet Shelter company, Oregon At last night’s Cranston City Council meeting, Councilman Matt Reilly showed a letter he has sent to Governor McKee “demanding a straight answer” about his intent to locate a tiny home homeless village on the grounds of the state’s Pastore Center, located in Cranston and…
Read MorePallet Shelters. Not here, not there, maybe not anywhere. No hotel takeovers. What’s next?
Photo from UpRise RI video, below, of community meeting last year in Olneyville Rhode Island is taking its plan for using Pallet Shelters to provide emergency winter housing for the estimated 500 people in need. Housing officials have been quietly taking the project to local mayors and communities, looking for a home. But while this…
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