Washington calls the issue with homelessness across the state a 'humanitarian crisis.' But money to clean up homeless camps around freeways is running out.
Washington calls the issue with homelessness across the state a "humanitarian crisis."The Washington Department of Transportation reports thousands of encampments dotting our area highways and underpasses. Now, a program that’s funded their work to repair the land and relocate people living there to permanent housing for the last two years is running out of money.Governor Jay Inslee touted the "Encampment Resolution Program," which rolled out in 2022.
"We have to make tough decisions at times," said Poling. "Fencing may not be an option here because fencing costs quite a lot."In the first two years of the program, WSDOT used all $7 million allocated from the state budget to shut down and clean up encampments, fencing them off, and monitoring the sites to make sure they stayed clear. Even with additional funding from some cities like Seattle to do this, the cost pushed them over their budget.
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