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County staff report progress on Vine and Bisbee properties; official warns state funding cuts will force housing exits
Summary
Staff said two county properties have prospective partners — KBH for Vine Street and Oxford for Bisbee — but availability may be short-term; a county official said state funding decisions will force the county to turn away 41 housing placements beginning this week.
Klamath County staff updated commissioners on efforts to place two county-owned properties — the Vine Street property and the Bisbee Street address — with outside partners, and warned the county will temporarily board up buildings when current arrangements expire.
Aaron Hartman, who presented the update, said discussions with KBH over use of the Vine Street property are ongoing and "made some pretty positive progress" in recent days; KBH has requested insurance and operating-cost information to evaluate an arrangement. Hartman said Oxford has expressed interest in the Bisbee Street property and staff are exploring a lease model in which the county could retain responsibility for exterior maintenance while collecting lease payments.
Hartman told the board both prospects appear interested and that staff will likely board the properties while agreements are finalized to prevent vandalism or unauthorized entry when current access ends. The transcript shows staff said current arrangements "end, Friday on the 20 third"; a specific calendar date was not clearly stated in the record and is therefore not specified here.
During the same discussion, a county official criticized state legislative decisions affecting the county's community corrections funding. That official said the county built a system of housing and support services and argued the state had previously promised to fund the county adequately; he said, "as of Friday, we will we're gonna turn away 41 people in housing," and predicted service limits lasting "probably 4 years" or longer because of funding changes.
No formal board action was taken at the end of the update. Staff said they will continue negotiations with potential partners and return with details if a lease or transfer moves forward.
