COURTESY CITY OF TEMPE
By YourValley
More people experiencing homelessness in Tempe will be able to access shelter at a newly purchased motel, accelerating the pace at which individuals and families are helped off the streets and into more permanent housing solutions.
This is the city’s second motel purchase designed to meet the needs of unsheltered people and the broader Tempe community, a city release stated.
Leveraging funds from Maricopa County, city council recently approved the purchase of the 58-room Apache Inn along with an adjacent vacant lot to be used for future programming. The investment totaled nearly $10.7 million, with $7.3 million in county funds and the remainder from American Rescue Plan Act funds and other funding sources allocated to the city, according to the release.
