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Council adopts six-month moratorium to study placement of less-restrictive post-release housing
Summary
Benton City Council adopted a six-month moratorium May 17 on siting certain less-restrictive alternative housing facilities (secure community transition facilities) to give staff time to study legal limits, draft findings and hold a public hearing.
Benton City — The Benton City Council on May 17 adopted a six-month moratorium on permitting certain less-restrictive alternative housing facilities, a step proponents said is intended to allow time for legal review and local policy work.
A council member moved to approve resolution 2026-24, and a second was recorded. Staff explained the pause is meant to give the city time to study how state law applies and to prepare findings and a public hearing. “The safest bet is just to do a 6…
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