Lodging orders that could help the Joplin city government address health and safety issues at motels where issues cited in inspections are never corrected will be presented Monday at a a meeting of the Joplin City Council. Joplin has 24 hotels and motels, according to the report. It says the majority of these properties periodically […]
Christel Yardley / Stuff Since 2020, 42% of Hamilton’s hotel beds have been used for managed isolation. Pictured is the Distinction Hamilton Hotel. City leaders want MIQ hotels in Hamilton urgently released as the country rolls out the welcome mat for the return of the Kiwis. Hamilton’s push to get his hotel rooms back comes […]
The Days Inn & Suites on Valley West Boulevard, which will eventually be converted into homeless housing | File photo ### After recently approving the Arcata House Partnership (AHP) grant application to fund the conversion of the Days Inn & Suites in Valley West to permanent supportive housing for the Homeless, Arcata City Council will […]
The Villa Motel is one of two motels in Fresno purchased by the city. Image via loopnet.com. published on January 27, 2022 – 13:07Written by Edward Smith The Fresno City Council on Thursday approved the purchase of two motels in downtown Fresno for immediate use as transitional housing for the homeless — even before the […]
Breadcrumb Links Saskatchewan Local News According to the Regina Hotel Association, approximately $162 million has been lost by local hotels since the pandemic began. Glenn Weir, owner and general manager of the SureStay Plus Hotel By Best Western Seven Oaks pictures at the hotel Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 in Regina. Weir, who has seen a […]
JBend City Council approved the purchase of the Rainbow Motel at its regular meeting on Jan. 19, saying the property has potential as a temporary shelter for homeless people as well as for longer-term purposes. It’s the second motel the city is converting to a shelter after receiving $2.97 million in state grants to convert […]
Critics who have repeatedly called for homeless people to be removed from the streets of Waynesville are now complaining about a program that does just that. Waynesville leaders have set aside $70,000 in federal COVID stimulus funds over two years for an experimental program to temporarily house homeless people in motels. The program is run […]
Breadcrumb Links Local News Projections for 2022 suggest lost revenue from the pandemic could exceed half a billion dollars Publication date : January 24, 2022 • 14 hours ago • 2 minute read • 19 comments
MYRTLE BEACH — Myrtle Beach leaders are poised to take on millions more debt, backed by future tax revenue, to begin redevelopment of its beachfront downtown. City Council quickly and unanimously approved increasing the maximum allowed to borrow to redevelop a 520-acre area from $20 million to $35 million. The decision comes after Myrtle Beach […]
It all comes down to profits – their profits, our sacrifice. Neighbors close to STVRs sacrifice sleep, peace, security, time and energy. STVR owners and management companies say ‘we let poor people see visits who could never afford to do it without us’ You don’t let them stay for free. Before giving these national accommodation […]
According to plans presented to the city by an Oregon-based development group, two permanently closed motels in downtown Walla Walla may soon become apartments, with mostly units at market rates, but potentially a few low-cost units. income. The Budget Inn, 305 N. Second Ave., and Travelodge by Wyndham Walla Walla, 421 E. Main St., would […]
Boyd was like thousands of subway families in Atlanta, making a living staying in extended-stay motels, which are the last step to homelessness. Certainly, a motel room is better than a Mercury Mountaineer, in which Boyd and his family slept from time to time. But motels are becoming a difficult trap to escape. This week, […]
A woman is shocked and angry after her attempts to help a homeless man find accommodation were thwarted because he has a pet dog. Sophia Jama was at an event in Hammonds of Hull last Friday night when she spotted a rough sleeper sitting near Lloyds Bank in Jameson Street. Despite not being affiliated with […]
File photo of bunk beds in a shared room Source: Shutterstock / Radiokafka THE NUMBER OF complaints from people staying in homeless shelters run by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) has increased from 34 last year to 122 so far in 2021 – more than triple to this day this year. The complaints focused […]
Two Costa Mesa motels may soon provide permanent supportive housing for homeless people and those at risk, after city council members on Tuesday agreed to apply through the state’s Project Homekey program to help acquire them, rehabilitate and convert them into residential units. What started in March 2020 as Project Roomkey – a statewide effort […]
The city of Roseville will now be fining hotels for excessive police calls, citing a dramatic increase in the number of people received. City council voted unanimously at the end of October to allow the city to charge commercial accommodation establishments $ 250 for each “nuisance call” from police and building code enforcement if the […]
OAKLAND (BCN) – Alameda County is set in the coming months to shut down hotels it has used for the past 18 months as isolation and quarantine centers for the homeless without additional funding the county’s Health Care Services Agency director said on Tuesday. Speaking to the county supervisory board, HCSA director Colleen Chawla said […]
Concerns have been expressed about holiday homes in one of Wales’ best seaside resorts being reallocated to house homeless people. Llandudno has a holiday accommodation zone which generally prevents hotels, guesthouses and B & Bs from being used for tourism. But last year the Welsh government introduced contingency planning legislation at the height of the […]
PERRY, GA – Two Perry Motels will be combined and converted into a new apartment complex – FairBridge Inn Express and Derby Inn will be connected and transformed into a total of 120 apartment units. Mayor Randall Walker and city council have approved the $ 9 million project to address the city’s housing shortage. As […]
PALMDALE – Hotels and motels in Palmdale are reportedly each paying a 2% fee to fund efforts to attract more visitors to the city as part of a district tourism improvement project. The District was presented to City Council on Tuesday, the first step in creating the Self-Assessment District. The proposal was created by owners […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When homeless social workers first visited her encampment under a Los Angeles highway overpass last fall, Veronica Perez was skeptical of their offer of not only a bed, but of an apartment furnished with meals, advice and the promise of some stability in his life. “They said they had accommodation for […]
Interfaith Community Services purchased this best value American motel on North Center City Parkway. Some Escondido motels have become crime magnets, and the pandemic hasn’t helped. At a motel, police found there had been a 420% increase in calls for service over the past year. Hoping to breathe new life into some of these properties, […]
Miami City Hall Joey flechas [email protected] An effort to crack down on human trafficking by banning hourly rental motels in Miami was drowned out Thursday by personal disputes, as city commissioners ultimately pushed back a vote on a bill until next month. The tension mounts at the town hall when Commissioner Alex Díaz de la […]
The process resumes one month after the removal of the previous motel purchase plan BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A month after the town of Bend canceled plans to buy a Third Street motel to convert it into a transitional shelter, city councilors agreed on Wednesday evening to restart the process, this time in considering two […]
Following the tragic fire at Riga’s illegal hostel on Merķeļa Street, the city’s building council and city police discovered several other illegal accommodation sites during a raid and ordered their closure, reported Latvian television on April 29. Police searched the homes and workplaces of three people detained on Wednesday in connection with the fire at […]
Riga City Council has closed several youth hostels in the capital, as confirmed by Riga Mayor Mārtiņš Staķis on Twitter. He says that the use of apartments 7, 9 and 19 in the building on Marijas Street 1 is no longer allowed after a joint raid by the Riga Municipal Police and the construction office. […]
Updated April 16 Sacramento County plans to potentially close three motels this spring that housed hundreds of former homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing concerns about costs, county officials confirmed on Friday. Plans to close the motels, which are part of the state’s relatively successful Roomkey project, raise concerns that many of those who […]
(Skitterphoto/Pixabay) Calling access to water a “basic human right,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday expanded a program designed to help those struggling to pay their water bills or repay overdue debts. “In Second City, we believe in second chances,” Lightfoot said. “Water is a basic human right.” Owners of single-family homes and two apartments eligible […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – Some families in Fresno facing homelessness due to the pandemic have been able to move into newly renovated homes. People can no longer rent rooms along Motel Drive by the hour. The City of Fresno purchased four run-down motels along Highway 99 to help families and those facing a housing crisis. […]
This story has been updated. It was a heartbreaking choice that Krystal Vital had to make. The mother-of-five could have her family shivering under blankets inside their home, waiting hour by hour for the lights to come back on – or she could overdraw her bank account for a night at a motel. She looked […]
Plans to convert an empty Georgian office building in Wolverhampton city center into a guesthouse have been given the green light by town planners. Former Accountants on Bond Street, next to the Cosmo Bonsor pub, are specifically intended for use by short-term residents. Plaintiff Jaswant Singh, of Greytona Ltd, a Wolverhampton-based management and business consultant, […]
A FORMER observatory is to be converted from a guesthouse to a dental office after a request for change of use has been granted by Cornwall Council. The request for a Mr. and Mrs. Paterson was granted under delegated authority to convert the Observatory Guest House at 27 Western Terrace, Falmouth as well as to […]
Cornwall Council has approved a development application that goes against Falmouth’s new neighborhood plan. Despite the fact that the proposal to convert Penwarren Guest House to residential property runs counter to the neighborhood plan, it was backed by Falmouth City Council last month. The city council said it is outside of an area where hotels […]
A city council bill to legalize hostels will be introduced on Wednesday as part of a new campaign to provide tourists with more affordable stay options. Hostels, with their multi-bed dormitory-style layouts, have long been favored by frugal travelers in the whole world. But there are only a handful of them in New York City, […]