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Grants Pass council disqualifies Pathways to Stability, advances Elk Island for homelessness grant

Grants Pass City Council · November 4, 2025
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Summary

After hours of debate about RFP requirements and property control, the Grants Pass City Council voted to disqualify Pathways to Stability and move forward with second-place applicant Elk Island Trading Group, directing staff to require the same property verification previously required of Pathways.

The Grants Pass City Council voted to disqualify Pathways to Stability from consideration for the Addressing Homelessness grant and to advance the second-place applicant, Elk Island Trading Group, after an extended council debate about whether applicants had secured property and whether the procurement process permitted a last-best-offer rescore.

City staff had told the council that Pathways had the highest average score in earlier reviews but had not provided the documentation required by the RFP to show control of the N Street property. City staff also reported that at a county administration workshop a…

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