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Kirkland neighbors concerned about proposal to turn hotel into homeless housing
A proposal to turn a Kirkland hotel into housing for the homeless is getting pushback from the community.
Finding housing for the homeless has been a major priority for King County Executive Dow Constantine.
The former La Quinta hotel would be purchased through the Health Through Housing initiative, which uses tax money to buy vacant motels and convert them into housing.
Many motels saw business decline in the last two years due to the pandemic, and King County took the opportunity to buy them to help get people off the street.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/kirkland-neighbors-concerned-about-proposal-to-turn-hotel-into-homeless-housing/ar-AATrcyi
