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Public commenters urge action on CoC funding cuts; Ziply asks commissioners to advance franchise agreement
Summary
During the board's open forum, Becky Dickerhoof warned that the CoC NOFO reductions will risk returning people to homelessness and urged enactment of the RCW 82.14.530 "15/90" tax authority; Jared Newenhouse of Ziply Fiber asked the county to finalize a pending franchise agreement so construction can begin.
At the start of the Nov. 17 meeting, two public commenters raised issues the board said they would track.
Becky Dickerhoof, identified in the record as from Spokane City, told commissioners the federal Continuum of Care (CoC) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for 2026 "cut funding by half" and said the change would put every Spokane County resident who…
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