Milford City Council will discuss a proposed tiny home village for the homeless at a workshop 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. A council vote on the village is expected Feb. 26 during the regular council meeting, Campbell said. “We know we need to help people,” said the mayor. If approved by council, the tiny homes village will be developed …
Hearing on Milford homeless village is comment-palooza
A Milford City Council hearing on a proposed tiny house village for the homeless packed the council chamber, lobby and a basement overflow room on Monday with people who spent four hours expressing their opinions. No vote was taken. Everyone who spoke agreed that it was important to help the homeless. They also stressed that the city should do something …
Pallet village locations discussed at city workshop
Several months ago, Springboard Collaborative, who operates a transitional housing pallet village in Georgetown, provided information to Milford City Council on how their village operates. Council has expressed interest in creating such a village in Milford to try to address a growing homeless population. The three locations included a parcel of land off of Milford Harrington Highway near the city …
Workshop discusses pallet home village
At a recent workshop, Milford City Council heard from Judson Malone, Executive Director of Springboard Collaborative, about a pallet village constructed in Georgetown designed to address the homeless issue. Springboard Collaborative works in partnership with other agencies, including First State Community Action and others to not only provide housing for those who are experiencing homelessness, but also help them reach …