Committee approves contract with developer for 24-unit Healey Homes shelter and supportive-housing project
Sep 15, 2026
Board approved a five-year agreement to place shelter residents in a new 24-room Healey Homes facility in Columbia County; commissioners questioned the $132 nightly rate, an annual $1.15M cost projection and a 29% reimbursement assumption before voting to carry the resolution.
The full story
The committee voted to approve a proposal from a developer for Healey Homes, a newly constructed 24-unit facility intended to provide shelter and supportive services to county residents. The developer said the site is on a transit line, includes on-site clinicians and caseworkers, security features and monitoring that connects to the sheriff's office, and was designed for transition to longer-term studio apartments if needed.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →