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Motels meant to house wildfire victims, chronically homeless won’t open until February at earliest
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Seventeen families called the San Rogue Trailer Park in Medford home, before it burned in a wildfire this fall. Oregon lawmakers set aside $65 million in October for nonprofits and local governments to purchase and convert motels into shelters for people displaced by wildfires and those experiencing homelessness. (Beth Nakamura/Staff)
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to create unconventional motels-turned-apartment complexes to house wildfire victims and others experiencing homelessness.
However, the non-profit organization tasked with vetting applicants and distributing money to purchase the motels now anticipates that the first properties won’t be available for occupancy until at least mid-February, more than a month after the agency had hoped to start having units available.