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Council OKs authorization to seek extra ERP funds and delays final RLTA position pending more detail
Summary
Council authorized the chair to sign a King County‑coordinated letter asking Gov. Inslee for an extra $1.1 million for Thurston County ERP funding, and debated whether to keep a Residential Landlord Tenant Act clarification on the 2026 priority list, agreeing to revisit RLTA language after more fact‑finding.
The Regional Housing Council voted to authorize Chair Emily Klaus to sign a draft King County‑led letter to Gov. Jay Inslee asking for increased Encampment Resolution Program (ERP) funding for Thurston County.
Tom Water briefed the council that Thurston CountyÕs current ERP baseline is about $5.5 million and the coordinated request would raise that total to approximately $6.6 million — an increase of roughly $1.1 million to cover inflationary needs and continued funding for projects including Quint Street and Unity Commons. Tom asked the council to…
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