City staff are recommending an industrial park near Highway 401 as the location for a “micro-shelter” for homeless people.

Sixty modular shelters are proposed for the city-owned property, northeast of the Max Brose Drive and Cheese Factory Road intersection – a sparsely populated area near the city’s southeastern edge.

Mayor Josh Morgan issued a strong mayor order in late September, allowing city staff to study the site. City council will have its first look at the plan at a special committee meeting Wednesday.

“I think (staff have) set us up for having the ability to make a quick decision on this and have a quick implementation on getting shelters in place by the end of the year,” Morgan said Tuesday. “There’s certainly a number of aspects that have to be taken care of, but remembe

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