Why Should Delaware Care? With the upcoming closure of Wilmington’s only sanctioned homeless encampment, advocates are asking where unhoused people will live after its shutdown. City officials are currently considering sponsoring a pallet village initiative to be built by Springboard Delaware, but the plan is already facing pushback from communities.
Wilmington’s proposal to build a village of tiny homes for the homeless is facing growing opposition from neighbors, just as city officials race to secure a site before a deadline passes that would cause the project to forfeit $1.6 million in federal funding.
The challenge was clear during a community meeting in Wilmington’s Eastside neighborhood on Tuesday when residents quickly rejected the proposal to build the village near them…