Everett officials have questions about a 125-room hotel shelter
EVERETT — As Snohomish County looks to convert a local hotel into emergency housing, some city officials are raising concerns.
The county plans to turn a yet-to-be-chosen Everett hotel into a 24/7 shelter with on-site services, a strategy mirrored in neighboring counties and states.
Around-the-clock, non-congregate shelters are “probably the most rapidly successful models in the country,” Snohomish County Human Services Director MJ Brell Vujovic told City Council members this week. About 44% of Snohomish County residents living on the street are in Everett.
But some City Council members expressed frustration Wednesday that neighboring towns aren’t doing more to address homelessness.
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