Chicago officials are exploring the possibility of locating a proposed tent city migrant shelter in a vacant lot in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood,…
Chicago officials are exploring the possibility of locating a proposed tent city migrant shelter in a vacant lot in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood, Ald. Julia Ramirez says.ward, told constituents that the city is evaluating the site, with community meetings likely coming within days as the process continues.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyPiggybacking onto an existing state procurement, the city has signed a $29.3 million contract with GardaWorld Federal Services LLC for “migrant temporary housing.” Since Aug. 22, a total of 428 buses have come to Chicago, with more than 18,000 migrants transported to the city from states like Texas and Florida. Of those, more than 11,000 have been taken to shelters or other housing arrangements.
In fact, the only specific site mentioned so far — 115th and Halsted streets — has faced opposition from local residents.“It’s got to be done pretty quickly if it’s gonna get done before the weather breaks,” Reese told the Sun-Times. “The goal is to decompress the police stations as soon as possible. We know that’s not sustainable.”
“Within each ClearSpan, we will include cots and linens. … Additionally, with both our outdoors and indoors lodging options, we are able to provide a morale, welfare and recreation area either within the hard-sided structure or as an exterior tent. This would be a tented facility with lights, power, HVAC and flooring. This area would also include tables and chairs for reading and doing personal paperwork,” the contract states.
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