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Washington County officials back request to Metro for $10 million in one-time SHS funds to shore up eviction prevention, cover housing capital gaps
Summary
Jess Larson, assistant director of Housing Services, asked the Washington County Board of Commissioners to support a request to Metro Council for up to $10 million in one-time administrative funds from the Supportive Housing Services measure—up to $4 million for eviction prevention and up to $6 million for capital gaps in supportive-housing projects.
Jess Larson, assistant director of Housing Services for Washington County, told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that county staff plan to ask the Metro Council for one-time administrative funds to stabilize the county’s homeless-services system.
The county will request up to $10,000,000 in total: up to $4,000,000 to restore eviction-prevention funding for the state-administered Oregon Eviction Diversion and Prevention Fund (ORE DAP) and up to $6,000,000 to fill verified capital budget gaps for supportive-housing projects already under contract.
Larson said Metro has unallocated administrative allowance money and has invited counties to request funds. "We estimate that about $10,000,000 may be available for Washington County through these resources," Larson said, and emphasized the funds must be used for one-time emergency needs. She also told the board that county staff used the county’s draft prioritization framework—previously discussed with the…
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