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Washington County reports progress on Metro housing bond projects and launches prevention funds
Summary
County housing officials told commissioners the Metro affordable housing bonds yielded about $140 million for 13 projects, including a new Forest Grove supportive housing site, and reported launches of eviction and homelessness prevention funds and new shelter capacity; staff said preservation of existing affordable units remains a concern.
Washington County housing staff presented a quarterly implementation update on Feb. 17, reporting progress on Metro affordable housing bond projects and the supportive housing services measure and outlining next steps for prevention and preservation work.
Molly Rogers, director of Housing Services, and Jill Chen, assistant director, said Washington County directly received about $140,000,000 from the Metro affordable housing bonds — roughly $118,000,000 from the initial bonds plus about $22,000,000 in interest earnings — and that the county is working on 13 projects totaling more than 1,000 housing units. “We have met and exceeded every single target under the intergovernmental agreement for total production by 25%,” Chen said.
Chen described a Forest Grove permanent supportive housing project…
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