From an encampment near the George Sellar Bridge to RV parks for the unhoused on the north and south ends of Wenatchee, the issue of homelessness has been a topic of contention the past three years.
Thom Nees, executive director of the Common Ground Community Housing Trust, has a plan to address the ongoing problem of the lack of affordable housing in Chelan and Douglas counties.
Based on a medium projected population growth, Chelan and Douglas counties need 17,000 new homes over the next 20 years, with about 50 percent of those homes for people making less than the area’s median income.
Thom Nees, executive director of the Common Ground Community Housing Trust, has a plan to address the ongoing problem of the lack of affordable housing in Chelan and Douglas counties.
Homelessness is an American tragedy, but it’s not hopeless. In a recent column, we explored how Houston has become a national model by reducing homelessness by more than 60 percent.
Local headlines around homelessness recently have been even bleaker than usual – and that’s saying a lot.
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