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Washington County warns Metro reallocation scenarios could cut SHS revenue by tens of millions
Summary
County staff told commissioners that revised revenue forecasts and two Metro "scenarios" for reallocating supportive-housing revenues could reduce Washington County's SHS share from about $115 million to roughly $98.7 million this year and to between $80 million and $90 million under some scenarios, forcing cuts to eviction prevention and other services.
Molly Rogers, housing department presenter, told the Washington County Board of Commissioners at a Dec. work session that updated revenue forecasts and Metro's proposed reallocation scenarios could materially shrink the county's supportive housing services (SHS) revenue.
Rogers said the county's midline forecast lowers Washington County's share to about $98,700,000 from an earlier $115,000,000, a drop of roughly $16.4 million for the current fiscal year. She and staff also modeled longer-term effects: using standard escalators, they estimated a $32 million to $42 million gap in fiscal year 2027 compared with prior expectations.
Why it matters: County staff said those losses would require reducing the SHS program to an "essential" core of services to preserve the agency's ability to operate shelters, sustain some move-in assistance and continue building permanent supportive housing. Rogers told the board staff had rebalanced the program to…
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