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Regional council approves homeless and housing grant awards, funds Sterling Pines remediation
Summary
The Thurston Regional Housing Council approved funding recommendations from two advisory boards and awarded $950,000 from the Opportunity Fund to the Housing Authority of Thurston County for building remediation at Sterling Pines.
The Thurston Regional Housing Council unanimously approved funding recommendations from the Homeless Services Advisory Board and the Thurston Affordable Housing Advisory Board and voted to award $950,000 from the Opportunity Fund to the Housing Authority of Thurston County for remediation work at Sterling Pines.
The council approved the Homeless Services Advisory Board's recommended awards for the 2025 homeless services RFP, a slate compiled from 65 applicants requesting $25,740,041 against roughly $12,738,400 available for awards. "We had 65 applicants, asking for $25,740,041. We had just, about $12,738,400 to award," Candace Garment, chair of the Homeless Services Advisory Board, said during the meeting.
Council members asked staff to include the contingency language the advisory board had discussed: awards would be adjusted proportionally if the final state…
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