Big Victory for Homeless at Surplus Property Committee

BeyondChron is reporting today that "the city’s Surplus Property Advisory Committee voted unanimously Monday night to solicit letters of interest for the developing of 150 Otis Street for permanent homeless housing."

"Monday’s meeting of the Surplus Property Committee began ominously, with a report from the Mayor’s Office of Housing that 150 Otis should be sold as it would be “financially imprudent” to convert the property to permanent housing for homeless persons. But after tough questioning and comments from Committee members, there appeared a growing consensus that not only was a sale of the property out of the question, but that the building could prove a model for what the surplus property ordinance originally sought to achieve."