King County to preserve existing shelter in SODO, expansion no longer planned
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Friday that a homeless shelter in SODO will no longer be expanded as previously planned however the county will maintain the existing shelter at the location and funds for the expansion will instead go toward investments to shelter people faster.
The more than $66 million project from King County was called the ‘SODO Services Hub.’ Bordering the Chinatown-International District (CID), the hub would have been an addition to the Salvation Army SODO Shelter, which was slated to cease its operation at the site in November.
The county signed a new five-year extension of its lease on the property. Without that lease, signed in May, the shelter would have shut down. It provides 270 semi-private spaces for people, without housing.
Constantine said the money that was set to be used for the expansion will now be used to add additional services at the existing shelter and for projects that will provide faster access to shelter and housing for people experiencing homelessness. The funds still have to be approved by the county council.
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