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Council members press Office of Homeless Services on pace of spending from $50 million homeless package
Summary
Council members raised concerns that several allocations from a $50 million homelessness package remain largely unspent after two years and asked for updated spend-down schedules and clearer unit counts for awards tied to permanent supportive housing and supportive services.
Council members at the April 9 Homelessness Planning Council meeting pressed Office of Homeless Services staff for clearer accounting and faster use of a $50 million homelessness package that was discussed in the Council packet.
Councilwoman Courtney Johnson asked for corrections to the packet’s spreadsheet and for updated counts showing how many units each allocation will support. She noted that approximately $7.5 million routed to the Barnes Fund via Omni Family…
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