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Tumwater committee directs RFP for housing feasibility study to map pathways to 184 emergency beds and 723 supportive units
Summary
The Tumwater General Government Committee approved staff direction to issue an RFP for a feasibility study to identify near‑term actions, funding pathways and siting options to help meet the city's adopted targets of 184 emergency beds and 723 permanent supportive units over a 20‑year period.
TUMWATER, Wash. — At its Feb. 11, 2026 meeting the Tumwater General Government Committee directed staff to issue a request for proposals for a feasibility study on emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing.
City staff told the committee the study would translate policies in the city's adopted housing element into “decision‑ready” implementation scenarios, including cost, risk and benefit comparisons, facility scale options, funding pathway analyses and a sequencing roadmap. “We plan under the Growth Management Act, and we are allowed to update our comp plan only once per year,” a staff member said…
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