Magical Thinking Moves into Downtown Waco
from Your Waco Weekend Hosted by Mark Long | Waco Insider
Developers and advocates for the homeless can look at the same low-budget motel and make two very different assessments. One sees redevelopment leading to affluent buyers, short-term rentals, and upscale retailers to transform the property; the other warns that removing cheap lodging will push precariously housed people into even worse conditions. Dottie Oaks advertised $695,000 townhomes that could approach $900,000 after being made habitable, and the complex has been sitting empty for years. Meanwhile, Mission Waco founder Jimmy Dorrell’s warning about Waco’s “invisible homeless” eventually helped inspire Creekside Community Village, a supportive-housing tiny home development near the edge of town. ----- Hit subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode of Your Waco Weekend—and visit wacoinsider.substack.com to sign up for The Weekly Dispatch newsletter.
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