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Neighbors ask Washington County to require background checks at Cornell Road transitional housing
Summary
Residents near the Cornell Road transitional housing facility urged the county to require criminal background checks to exclude level‑2 and level‑3 high‑risk offenders, citing proximity to Oak Hills Elementary and Sunset High School; the board said staff will hold a work session early next year to review the project.
Neighbors told the Washington County Board on Dec. 9 they support solutions to the housing crisis but want safeguards for nearby families and schools as the county moves ahead with a Cornell Road transitional housing project.
Matthew Seidman, a Skyview neighborhood resident, said the county “fully intends to allow level 2 and level 3 high risk offenders and violent felons to reside at this facility,” and…
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