PHOENIX, Ariz., March 20 -- The City of Phoenix issued the following news release:

​The City of Phoenix is proposing constructing a new City-owned shelter and navigation center at 11 S. 71st Avenue. The proposed shelter will create 280 of the 790 new shelter beds the Office of Homeless Solutions is partnering to add in 2024 and 2025, as part of the City's continued commitment to expanding shelter capacity in Phoenix. Homelessness is increasing in the region and around the country. There is a critical need to have indoor locations for people, especially during the dangerous summer heat in Phoenix.

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The shelter would have 200 congregate beds in two Sprung Structures , one for men and one for women and another 80 non...