Tiny home builder shutdown could hurt Seattle's homeless plan

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An Everett-based shelter manufacturer that built the first tiny home village under Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's homeless initiative has shut down. Wilson announced in April that Pallet would construct a village of high-panel micro-shelters in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood. The development, which opened in August, is the first of 4,000 temporary housing units initially planned over four years for unhoused residents under a Wilson initiative.

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• However, Wilson pivoted on her homeless plan Monday, releasing a statement highlighting a plan to increase available shelter beds by 1,000 the end of the year.
• In a statement posted to its website, Pallet reflected on how the landscape surrounding homelessness responses has shifted since the company was founded in 2017.
• Pallet had said it wanted to build other villages in Seattle, but ceased operations before it could begin further projects.
• Funding environments and political priorities have shifted," the statement read.

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