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Clallam County official urges Sequim support for 36‑unit Serenity House project; council’s letter included in consent
Summary
A county housing official described a proposed 36‑unit low‑income housing project at Fifth and Hemlock and thanked Sequim staff for collaboration. The council approved the consent agenda, which included a letter of support for Serenity House.
Timothy Dalton, housing grant resource director for Clallam County, used public comment time at the Oct. 13 Sequim City Council meeting to outline a proposed Serenity House project at Fifth and Hemlock that he said would expand an existing 16‑unit site to 36 units of housing targeted to chronically homeless individuals with disabilities.
“We’ve worked with staff a couple of times working through this project,” Dalton said. “It’s going to be in the neighborhood of about 12 and a half million dollars, 36 units of really affordable housing that’s needed in this area.”
Dalton told council that Serenity House had applied to the Housing Solutions Committee and that Clallam County commissioners were expected to consider a resolution the next day to allocate $1,000,000 to the project contingent on full funding. Dalton said Serenity House has until Feb. 1, 2027, to secure funding. He said Serenity House staff were actively pursuing grants and that the organization appreciated the city’s letter of support.
The city clerk listed a Serenity House letter of support among consent‑agenda items adopted that evening. The consent agenda also included claim vouchers totaling $1,398,672.98, a sole‑source contract resolution for ATS Automation, DCD on‑call consultant contracts (with one attachment reformatted for council), and a Wilson Engineering contract amendment for Silverhorn deep‑well design.
Dalton said the proposal would double the site’s housing capacity and that staff and neighborhood engagement were underway.
No formal land‑use or funding decisions were made by the council that evening; the letter of support in the consent agenda was adopted as part of the consent motion.
