The city bought approximately 30 tiny-home style shelters to serve as accommodations.
A city-sanctioned homeless encampment could be demolished by November if the Madison city council can’t find additional funds to keep it open through the winter. Around 24 people would be back on the streets.
The city used $1.1 million in federal pandemic funding to build the temporary encampment on Dairy Drive, composed of 30 tiny home-style shelters. It opened in November 2021 and was meant to provide shelter for homeless residents who had previously been camping in Reindahl Park. Though the encampment was not intended to be permanent, the city council used a mix of federal and county funds to extend its contract with operator Madison Street Medicine in 2022 and 2024…