Snohomish County releases $114.5M housing, behavioral health plan
EVERETT — Snohomish County could invest $114.5 million in housing and behavioral health facilities under a five-year plan County Executive Dave Somers announced Thursday.
Through the proposed plan, called the Housing and Behavioral Health Capital Fund, the county would allocate almost $93 million to create an estimated 700 affordable housing units. The county would also invest over $10 million in behavioral health facilities.
“Across our region, housing costs have risen astronomically over the last two decades, resulting in displacement and – in the worst circumstances – individuals and families entering street homelessness,” Somers said in a press release. “A crisis of this scale and human impact requires urgent, bold action.”
Revenue for the new fund comes from two main sources: a one-time federal pandemic recovery payment and a 0.1% sales tax the County Council approved in 2021 to fund affordable housing and behavioral health capital investments.
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