A tiny home village that will provide housing and services for chronically homeless people is moving closer to becoming a reality.
The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday will decide whether to approve rezoning 10 acres near 2501 Maury St., a step that would allow a nonprofit group to build 54 housing units on the site.
The property is just south of the aged and vacant Chesterfield School, part of which could be turned into a community center that would provide support services to the low-income renters…