Leaders in Jackson are working to address an increasing homeless population in the capital city. In a 4-3 vote, the Jackson City Council on Tuesday elected to move forward with an initiative to have 60 tiny homes built at a site on a nearly 20-acre site on Capers Avenue. The.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In a 4-3 vote, the Jackson City Council approved funding for the construction of 60 tiny homes that would be used to house the city's homeless. The Jackson Resource Center will receive $2.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The homes will be built on an 18-acre lot on [.]
The director of the Jackson Resource Center said the reaction was positive when she told business owners about her plan to build dozens of tiny homes to house homeless people.