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Councilmembers press for homelessness safeguards, ask review of KCRHA administration
Summary
Councilmembers introduced several budget amendments aimed at sustaining existing homelessness services, funding youth homelessness, and providing vehicle-safe storage and RV lots. Members also asked the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) to clarify an administrative shortfall after recent leadership changes.
Seattle — The Select Budget Committee on Oct. 30 heard a string of amendments and questions aimed at stemming gaps in homelessness services and clarifying the administrative stability of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority.
Councilmembers introduced measures to: prioritize $7.8 million to sustain existing shelter and permanent supportive housing projects instead of creating new shelter beds (HSD 73); provide $1.4 million to support runaway and youth homelessness programs administered through the regional homelessness authority (HSD 71); fund $2 million for safe parking/RV storage and transition support for vehicle residents (HSD 72); and set aside $195,000 to reinstate a strategic advisor for a…
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