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Council accepts Pierce County Human Services grant, authorizes opioid settlement funds to sustain Puyallup hotel pilot project

5113535 · July 2, 2025
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Summary

The council authorized acceptance of a $612,504 grant from Pierce County Human Services to continue Puyallup’s hotel pilot for people experiencing homelessness and authorized use of $95,956 in city opioid settlement funds to cover a county-wide reduction and increased service costs.

The Puyallup City Council on July 1 accepted a Pierce County Human Services grant of $612,504 to continue the city’s hotel pilot project for people experiencing homelessness and authorized staff to use $95,956 from the city’s opioid settlement fund to make the program whole after a countywide reduction in HHP funding.

Why it matters: council and staff said the hotel pilot provides short-term shelter and case management that link participants…

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