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Mason County staff outline New Horizons plan for 20–30 supportive housing units and predevelopment funding needs
Summary
Mason County public-health staff briefed commissioners on a New Horizons proposal for 20–30 permanent supportive housing units adjacent to Veterans Village, outlining a required predevelopment study (~$115,000) and two county housing fund balances that could help cover early costs. Commissioners pressed for clearer per-unit build and operating cost figures and voucher availability.
Mason County Public Health and Human Services presented a proposal from New Horizons to develop about 20 to 30 permanent supportive housing units on the same parcel as the agency’s Veterans Village, and told commissioners the critical first step would be a predevelopment feasibility study.
"Request was received from New Horizons communities with a proposal, for building about 20 to 30 permanent supportive housing units on the same property where they have the Veterans Village," Public Health staffer Melissa Casey said, adding the site is already zoned and the city is supportive. Casey said the study would examine site feasibility, preliminary design and an…
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