Source: Austin Monitor
Two pieces of city-owned property have been identified as potential sites for homeless encampments, with an analysis of possible zoning issues preceding the disclosure of where the sites are located.
The estimated cost of preparing the sites with the utilities and other services needed to safely help the local homeless population range from $1.33 million to $1.66 million. The city initially had a list of 78 properties that were considered for encampment sites, seen as the most achievable way to address widespread homelessness that was made illegal again with the passage of a May ballot proposal.
Full story here: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2021/07/city-eyes-two-sites-as-finalists-for-homeless-encampments/