LANSING — Lansing’s “NOVA” housing initiative cleared a major hurdle Jan. 27, when two city advisory boards unanimously said an Ingham County parking lot is the best place for a community of pods that would provide both shelter and services to people who are homeless.
More than 50 people at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center broke into applause after officials with the city’s Human Relations & Community Services Advisory Board and the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Board chose their top pick – a parking lot at the Ingham County Human Services Building at 5303 S. Cedar St.
“This isn’t a silver bullet, right?” said Melissa Horste, vice chair of the HRCS advisory board. “This is not a single solution to all the problems. But I think it’s ‘Yes’ and ‘We’re going to continue to have the conversation around these problems that are facing our community, our city, our county.’ We’re going to have those conversations.”…