The city of Pensacola is looking for local service providers who would be willing to place small temporary, city-provided shelters on their property.
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has previously announced that he plans to use about $1 million in unencumbered American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase small, semi-permanent shelters that can be placed strategically throughout the community to increase the stock of housing available to get people off the street.
Reeves said during a regular press conference Tuesday that he is engaging the Northwest Florida Homelessness Reduction Task Force to survey local service providers on whether they would be willing to install the shelters on their properties, and what specific configurations of shelters would best serve their clients…