LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – A housing advocacy group is calling on the city of Lansing to halt a planned clearing of an encampment near Center Street on Nov. 12.
The Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center said in a Nov. 11 news release that the encampment is behind O’Leary Paint Shop. The group said about 15 people live there, primarily older adults with disabilities.
The center said residents have been displaced at least three times in the past two months, with some displaced as many as six times.
Shelter concerns
The group said there are not enough shelter beds for people sleeping on the streets. It said the city is considering opening a low-barrier shelter with 70 beds, but argued that the plan would not provide enough space quickly enough…