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City set to pay $500k more for homeless shelter property than current value

Source: fox8live.com - Oct 5, 2016

The City of New Orleans could end up paying a half-million dollars more than what the assessor currently says the property is worth to build a homeless shelter residents do not want.

According to Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office, the homeless population is down 80 percent in recent years, and city leaders plan to continue the trend by building a low-barrier homeless shelter in Central City to get more people into permanent housing. The shelter will house close to 100 people with mental and physical disabilities, as well as drug or sobriety issues.

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