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Wealthy Sedona Residents In Uproar Over City’s Plans To Create PARKING LOT For Homeless

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Ella Ford
Published on 2 days ago
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Sedona City Council has approved a program that will allow the city’s homeless workers to sleep in an empty parking lot due to a lack of affordable housing in popular tourist area.


Funded by a two-year grant from the Arizona Department of Housing, the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition will monitor the lot between 10 pm and 8 am, and all vehicles will be required to vacate during the day.
The parking lot will offer amenities like bathrooms, showers and a place to cook, as well as help connect residents to services to help find more permanent housing, according to AZ Family.
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The council approved the program in a 6 to 1 vote, with the sole dissenting vote coming from Vice Mayor Holli Ploog, who said she felt torn after hearing concerns from citizens.