The Scottsdale City Council is discussing a plan to house the homeless at hotel near Pima and Indian Bend roads. It's an idea that is praised and criticized.
"We have paying guests who may be on vacation or on business, checking in to this hotel unaware that it has been partially converted into a homeless shelter. There has been little outreach to the surrounding neighborhoods about this program," said Gress.
Ortega stated, "Scottsdale is moving forward in a positive manner with positive expectations. If someone else said it was a 10% success rate, I would be alarmed, but I am looking forward to more people coming through the door and exiting in a positive manner." Tuesday night's meeting at 5 p.m. is the final step in accepting a state grant to continue providing this temporary housing to homeless people in the area. City of Scottsdale defends hotel rooms to address the homeless crisis as residents push back
Hotels for the homeless – that’s the issue at the heart of a contentious public hearing in Scottsdale on Sept. 13. The city's mayor says the program helps veterans and single-parent families. On Sept. 20, the Phoenix city council will vote on a plan to re-zone four acres of land near a large homeless encampment known as "The Zone." They recently bought the land located near 15th Avenue and Jackson Street from the state.The cost is over $5 million, but that money is covered by a grant from the Arizona Department of Housing.
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