Echo Village homeless pallet shelters to open Feb. 11

THE 45-UNIT Echo Village pallet shelter community to temporarily house the homeless will open Feb. 11. / RHODE ISLAND CURRENT FILE PHOTO / CHRISTOPHER SHEA

PROVIDENCE – The 45-unit pallet-shelter community to temporarily house some of Rhode Island’s homeless population will finally open Feb. 11 after regulatory issues plagued the project for much of the last year, the R.I. Department of Housing announced Tuesday. State, municipal and housing officials will mark next week the opening of Echo Village on Victor

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  1. Only in Rhode Island would a small pallet used as a temporary sleeping shelter cost $73,333.00 each!
    How was this project not fully vetted?
    Why was it allowed to go on for so long?
    Where is the accountability?
    Where is the outrage?