City commissioners approved land and contract for temporary homeless shelters in a Lawrence neighborhood.It’s been a heated project and topic in the community. Residents raised concerns over the new site in Lawrence at the city commission meeting Tuesday night.The land is about 3.5 acres at 256 north Michigan Street in the small Kansas city.“Part of our mission here is that everybody has a safe and functional neighborhood to live in,” Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens said.Lawrence plans to buy 75 pallet shelters and create a temporary housing village.Currently, the Lawrence Community Shelter can serve up to 50 people. The city believes its count of people experiencing homelessness is at least 232 people.The shelters cost $7,500 each, are about eight square feet, and are made of RV-like material.Each unit has a bed, fire extinguisher and a wired smoke detector.There are plenty of people who are against this plan. Many say the city didn't give them enough of a heads-up.“If they would slow down the process and ask the businesses and around the community members instead of being rush, rush for whatever reason," Children's Learning Center Executive Director Cecelia Courter said. "It's like we find out less than a week before the meeting where we vote. I think that's the key thing."The total project will cost $1.84 million and may be ready to go by this summer.