News Roundup
Jan 31 2009
Dallas Likely to Pay for 500 Homes for Homeless
The Dallas Morning News
By Rudolph Bush and Dave Levinthal
January 29, 2009
The Dallas City Council has agreed that taxpayers should help fund the construction of 700 permanent housing units for homeless people who need consistent support to get off the streets.
Though council members haven’t yet committed any money to the plan, their vote Wednesday signaled that they intend to use city money to pay for about 500 of the 700 units within the next five years. Federal funds will pay for about 200.
In today’s dollars, the cost of the housing ranges from $7.2 million to $18 million. The project also will include about $4 million to provide support services like medical care and drug and alcohol treatment to residents. Read more.
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Filed under: Good Governance | Housing | Urban Design
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