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Housing Authority approves purchase agreement for Forest Grove permanent supportive housing site

2627196 · February 12, 2025
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The Washington County Housing Authority board voted to authorize a purchase-and-sale agreement for a 1.54-acre Forest Grove site to develop up to 60 permanent supportive housing units; the vote was 5–0–1 with one abstention.

The Washington County Housing Authority board on Jan. 28 authorized its executive director to execute a purchase-and-sale agreement for a property in downtown Forest Grove that staff said would be developed as permanent supportive housing.

The board voted to approve and authorize the agreement by a 5–0–1 margin, with Director Michael Savara recorded as abstaining. The board’s motion formalizes the authority’s effort to acquire a 1.54-acre (about 67,000-square-foot) site staff proposed for a largely single-adult permanent supportive housing project.

Assistant Director Jill Chen, of the Housing Authority of Washington County, said the authority has identified a downtown Forest Grove site and is in due…

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