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Supervisors OK funding shift to sleeping cabins site for homeless in Lemon Grove

Summary
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to shift money from a homeless shelter project in the community of Lakeside to a sleeping cabins site in the city of Lemon Grove. By 4-0 vote, supervisors approved spending $4.9 million for the cabins site on Troy Street, diverting those funds from the Willow Recreational Vehicle Senior and Family Parking project. Some in the audience cheered in response to the vote. “With today’s action, the remaining funds will now be invested in two high-impact programs aimed at addressing homelessness across the region,” according to a statement from Supervisors Joel Anderson and Monica Montgomery Steppe, who co-sponsored the Troy Street funding proposal. According to the supervisors, $3.5 million will pay for one year of operations at the Lemon Grove site, “a new initiative expected to provide temporary shelter and support services for approximately 140 people annually through 60 sleeping cabins.

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NBC San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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