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Eastgate housing campus update: city reports some declines in calls and encampments, council presses for metrics and 6‑month follow-up
Summary
City staff reported operational changes, outreach increases and early data showing declines in calls for service and encampments around Eastgate, while councilmembers and businesses pressed for clearer, site-specific metrics and asked staff to return with benchmarks in six months.
City staff and providers updated the Bellevue City Council on Jan. 6 about operations and neighborhood impacts related to the Eastgate Housing Campus, which includes Porchlight men’s shelter, Plymouth Crossing permanent supportive housing and the Polaris workforce-affordable building.
Staff described several operational changes: Porchlight revised nightly bed-registration and assignment procedures and added technology to reduce morning clustering; the shelter increased consequences for code-of-conduct violations affecting neighbors and obtained private grant funding to add a second outreach staff position for seven-day coverage with extended hours; Plymouth Crossing expanded on-site health services and…
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