Mayor Adler: City Council considering $8M hotel purchase to house homeless
11/13/19
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from CBS Austin,
11/8/19:
Friday, Austin Mayor Steve Adler said city council is considering purchasing and renovating a motel off I-35 to house currently homeless residents.
The new agenda item states:
96. Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Office of Real Estate Services Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20190910-001) to increase appropriations by $8,000,000 to acquire and renovate a building to provide shelter and support services to those experiencing homelessness.
The property being considered is the old Rodeway Inn
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