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County asks to approve $7M+ in housing awards, $300,000 Creekwood Court acquisition and pooled opioid funding
Summary
Public health staff asked commissioners to approve $6.97 million in affordable housing capital awards for nine projects (expected to create 112 new units and preserve ~277), a $300,000 acquisition contract for Creekwood Court restricted to households under 60% AMI with a 15-year affordability lien, and $2,000,814 in pooled opioid settlement awards for abatement services.
Public health Director Jen Fryhite told the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on June 16 that staff are asking the board to approve a package of housing and health funding recommendations that together would direct several million dollars toward affordable housing and opioid-abatement services.
Fryhite described three linked items: a contract request for the Housing Authority of Thurston County to acquire a 4-plex at 1103 Creekwood Court for $300,000 (term 06/01/2026–12/31/2026) with unit restrictions for households earning less than 60% of area median income and a 15-year lien to preserve affordability; capital award recommendations totaling $6,971,826.98 to fund nine affordable-housing projects (staff said the awards are expected to create 112 new units and preserve about 277 existing affordable units); and pooled opioid settlement recommendations totaling $2,000,814 to fund one-time abatement strategies aligned with the county opioid response plan.
"This comes out of the local home fund as the opportunity fund and the units will be restricted to households earning less than 60% of the area median income," Fryhite said about the Creekwood Court request. She said the Housing Advisory Board and the Regional Housing Council reviewed and recommended the capital awards earlier in the spring.
Fryhite said the pooled opioid settlement awards were recommended by the Thurston County Opioid Abatement Council and were intended to support a range of programs—from education to direct services—consistent with state guidance and the county's opioid response plan. The funding package draws from city and county settlement shares and staff said selected proposals will be brought forward as individual contracts for board approval.
Commissioners praised staff coordination and the speed of the process but reserved formal approvals for the afternoon consent agenda. Fryhite said individual contracts and grant agreements will return to the board for signature once award details are finalized.
Next steps: the Creekwood Court contract and the funding awards will appear on the afternoon consent agenda; if approved, Public Health will execute lien provisions and bring each housing contract and opioid-contract recommendation back for signature.
