Questions have been piling up from citizens — and even city council members — looking for more specifics on Johnston's plan to move 1,000 unsheltered people into housing by the of the year. via kmparkins and BrandonLRichard
DENVER — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston provided more details Tuesday about his plan to address the city’s homelessness crisis.
Johnston said the city would partner with landlords to acquire existing rental units and “immediately house people into those units with leases.” Those who are moved into existing rental units would be provided with wraparound services, according to the mayor.“There are hotels that we can either use or acquire that could be used for housing locations. Those offer real benefits in multiple ways,” Johnston said. “One is some of them will have kitchenettes included.
After a city representative caused confusion last week at a community meeting, a Johnston spokesperson clarified in an email to Denver7 that the city is not pausing encampment cleanups or enforcement of the encampment ban.“We have committed to a process where we'll be briefing council members weekly on all of these developments in addition to the conversations we'll be having with them in their communities,” he said.
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