City of Olympia to host an informational meeting on moving homeless mitigation site
It’s been about eight months since the city of Olympia purchased property at 1211 Quince St. SE as a new location for the city’s homeless mitigation site that’s currently downtown.
Since then, the city has heard opposition and concerns from neighbors and area schools near the new site.
Now, the city will host an online informational meeting on what is being called Quince Street Village at 5:30 p.m. June 13. Those who wish to attend can register on the city’s website.
According to a news release from the city, the meeting will cover site operations and rules, and staff will answer any questions people may have. Both staff from the city and Catholic Community Services will be present. The city will provide health case managers at the site, and they’ve contracted with CCS to staff it 24/7.
The site is intended to include 80 tiny houses to provide temporary shelter for up to a year with the possibility of two one-year extensions. It will be able to house about 100 people in total. The city budgeted at least $500,000 to move the mitigation site from downtown to Quince Street, according to previous reporting by The Olympian.
The city plans to build affordable and/or supportive housing on the site in the future, once enough money has been secured.
The downtown homeless mitigation site was opened in December 2018 in hopes of placing people in permanent housing. However, according to previous reporting from The Olympian, 24 people have been documented as securing permanent housing after living at the city’s mitigation site as of February 2022.
This story was originally published June 6, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
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