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Cowlitz County staff preview draft five‑year homeless housing plan; task force, commissioners press for measurable metrics
Summary
Health and Human Services presented a draft five‑year plan that will guide the county’s use of document‑recording fees for homelessness response. Task force members and commissioners pushed for clearer metrics tying spending to outcomes and discussed required state templates and reporting.
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services on Tuesday presented a draft five‑year homeless housing plan prepared with input from a 13‑member local task force and required guidance from the Washington State Department of Commerce.
The most important detail: the plan is the local document that guides how the county may use a portion of document‑recording fees for homelessness interventions; the county must submit a final plan to the Department of Commerce in December and will hold a formal public hearing in November.
What staff said Gina James, who identified herself as Health and Human Services, described the draft as a broad menu of options rather than a set of mandatory county commitments. “The purpose for today is just an initial review and discussion. Not looking for…
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