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Metro Seeks to Repurpose Quarantine Pods

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Aug 2, 2023

Metro Nashville is seeking permission to repurpose unused COVID quarantine housing pods, including as temporary housing for those transitioning out of homelessness. Twenty-five pods were installed in the parking lot of Nashville Rescue Mission but unused from October 2021 until May 2022, and 83 more units are in storage in an undisclosed location. The pods remained unoccupied as the state fire marshal’s office never gave clearance to the Metro Department of Codes and Building Safety. The pods were bought for $1.2 million via funding from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They can hold two people and connect to electricity, heat and air conditioning. If approved, officials plan to have the codes department, health department, local fire marshal and office of homeless services convene to make a plan for use of the pods. The Nashville Post has the story.