Lansing shelter project remains stalled as design and funding questions continue

Lansing’s NOVA Housing Initiative remains without a firm groundbreaking date, a year after the transitional shelter project launched. The modular units remain in storage as the city approaches a second winter, while officials work to complete a design plan for review.

The project recently secured a construction manager after two unsuccessful hiring rounds. Plans must address building-code requirements, traffic concerns near the site and permitting. The pods would accommodate up to 66 people, with daily maintenance estimated at $952,335.

Officials also have not detailed the program’s long-term funding or operating commitments. A sample pod is on display at Lansing City Hall through the end of August.

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