FOLLOWUP: Next week’s meeting about emergency shelter on 8th SW
(King County Assessor’s photo)
In our coverage of this month’s North Highline Unincorporated Area Council meeting, we mentioned NHUAC president Liz Giba‘s announcement of a King County meeting next Thursday regarding a “temporary emergency shelter” planned for the old Public Health building at 10821 8th SW.
We’ve since obtained the county’s official notice. See it here, as a PDF; below is its text:
Community Services Division
Housing and Community Development
Department of Community and Human ServicesProposed Project: Temporary White Center Emergency Overnight Shelter
Meeting Date and Time: September 15, 2016, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: TAF Bethaday Community Learning Space, 605 SW 108th St
King County Department of Community and Human Services invites the public to attend a meeting to learn about a proposed temporary, emergency overnight shelter at the former White Center Public Health building located at 10821 8th Ave. SW, Seattle` 98146 (Parcel No. 062304-9405). In addition to providing emergency overnight shelter to approximately 70 people, the operator will also provide outreach to people who are homeless in White Center, assistance in finding permanent housing, and other services. There will also be an opportunity to learn about long-term planning for the site.
Alternative sites for emergency shelter in the area may be proposed by the public. People may monitor the progress of the permitting process by contacting the Department of Permitting and Environmental Review or by viewing the department’s website.
For more information contact Valerie Kendall by phone at 206-263-9076 or email at valerie.kendall@kingcounty.gov.
As previously reported here on WCN, long-term planning for the site includes a potential development to house nonprofit service providers and to provide affordable housing units – no specifics, though, to this point.
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September 9th, 2016 at 4:59 pm
How is more low income housing, err … affordable housing units, in White Center going to impact the community, and the other government agencies such as emergency medical and fire response and public schools who depend on tax revenues for their operations?
September 10th, 2016 at 11:07 pm
Mount View Elem. & Cascade Middle School Parents, this meeting slightly overlaps the Open House you have at Cascade, & conflicts partially with info meeting at Mount View. Please try to RUSH over to this meeting to make your opinions heard, & ask questions. How will these homeless impact our youth, in the schools, and parks so close by.
September 16th, 2016 at 2:17 pm
“People may monitor the progress of the permitting process by contacting the Department of Permitting and Environmental Review or by viewing the department’s website.”
Has anyone found details on said website?
September 16th, 2016 at 2:51 pm
In our previous story, King County had told us they would be filing the permit application AFTER last night’s meeting. I have several followup questions out to them right now including whether they are still proceeding with that. Will publish an update when we get replies. – TR
September 19th, 2016 at 12:26 am
Pierre, King County DPER now lists all permits applied for through August 31, 2016 on their website. Not sure when September permit applications will be posted there …