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Regional Housing Council begins framing 2026 legislative priorities amid funding uncertainty

6402466 · October 23, 2025
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The Thurston County Regional Housing Council on Oct. 22 began shaping possible 2026 legislative priorities, identifying four short-session proposals ranging from protecting already-allocated project funding to statutory clarifications for shelter operators.

Thurston County’s Regional Housing Council on Oct. 22 began deliberations about legislative priorities for the 2026 short session, focusing on protecting existing project funding and seeking targeted statutory clarifications.

Staff asked the council to consider four draft priorities: (1) preventing a clawback of funding already allocated to projects (including Department of Commerce Encampment Resolution Program funds and local projects such as Queen Street Village and Unity Commons); (2) seeking an amendment to the Revised Code of Washington provision governing local HOME funds to allow greater flexibility to spend on eligible services (current…

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