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Commissioners adopt college homeless housing plan version to send to state; debate about adding federal-compliance language

Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners · December 31, 2025
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The board said it would adopt the county’s 2025–2030 college homeless housing plan and submit it to the Washington State Department of Commerce for approval; commissioners debated adding explicit language tying the plan to federal housing funding guidelines and whether to limit certain beneficiaries but staff said the county follows state guidelines and may add language if the board requests it.

Cowlitz County commissioners voted on Dec. 31 to adopt the county’s 2025–2030 college homeless housing plan for submission to the Washington State Department of Commerce, while debating whether to add language explicitly aligning the plan with federal housing funding guidelines.

Commissioner (Speaker 6) asked whether the version before the board included workshop amendments discussed earlier. Chair (Speaker 2) said the board would…

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