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Metro seeks input on extending Supportive Housing Services; Beaverton councilors raise timing and oversight concerns
Summary
Metro officials presented options to extend the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) program past its 2030 end date and to add affordable housing funding, while Beaverton elected officials urged caution, clearer oversight and city protections before any ballot referral.
Metro officials briefed the Beaverton City Council on possible changes to the region's Supportive Housing Services (SHS) program, including proposals to extend the tax beyond 2030, add affordable and permanent supportive housing as eligible uses and simplify the program's governance. Councilors cautioned Metro to address predictability, city funding needs and oversight before seeking voter approval of any extension.
Metro Councilor Garrett Rosenthal and Metro Councilor Juan Carlos Gonzales opened the presentation, and Andy Shaw, Metro's director of government affairs, outlined staff and stakeholder work since the Metro Council asked staff to explore options. Metro said SHS has funded more than 1,800 shelter beds regionwide, housed more than 6,000 people and supported more than 15,000 eviction-prevention interventions. Metro described an emerging proposal that would…
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