Pulaski County officials plan to create a community village made up of micro cottages and environmentally friendly tiny homes that would provide affordable, permanent-quality housing for people coming out of chronic homelessness. Chronically homeless people are the target population for the village, and sex offenders will not be permitted as residents, according to the office of Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde. The village would be at 6900 Green Road on a 150-acre lot in a rural part of southwest Pulaski County, south of Little Rock's city limits. Money for the creation of the village is coming from American Rescue Plan funds, with $5 million set aside to create the village, according to the county. The County said it expects to begin construction in early 2023, with the community village to be able to accept residents at the end of the year.
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