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Psychological_Rip913 t1_ja41jmr wrote

Reply to comment by avitar35 in WA auctions off more ‘old’ forest in $2.8 million sale by Plonsky2

The cost of that wood will be high. Organizations building homeless shelters won't be able to afford it.

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avitar35 t1_ja41y8d wrote

And yet they do. We've had two remodels of homeless shelters here in Tacoma that opened just this *last year. State and federal funds are provided via grants to do it. Theres a billion+ just for homelessness in the state capital budget this year, and thats before final tally from fiscal cutoff.

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erleichda29 t1_ja4f219 wrote

Homeless shelters don't solve homelessness. I do not understand continuing to build shelters instead of public housing.

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avitar35 t1_ja4vu3c wrote

Maybe they do, maybe they dont. Fact is funding is/has been being set aside for a plethora of building projects with the hope of curbing homelessness.

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Psychological_Rip913 t1_ja42dhl wrote

They need to build these homeless shelters in Eastern WA.

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avitar35 t1_ja4993m wrote

Agreed. But it’s significantly cheaper to buy them bus tickets to Seattle, which is their current way of addressing the issue.

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CheckmateApostates t1_ja4bwei wrote

You need to lay off the pipe if you think Spokane would actually spend the money on a bus ticket for a homeless person

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avitar35 t1_ja4vkw7 wrote

I must've missed the part where I called out Spokane directly. I know this is how Ellensburg and Yakima operate. Frankly, its way less expensive for the bus ticket than to fund shelters, blankets, etc.

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CheckmateApostates t1_ja5glcu wrote

Ellensburg and Yakima are in Central Washington

Edit: btw, Ellensburg is the home of Central Washington University and the City of Yakima literally says on its website that it's in Central Washington. https://www.yakimawa.gov/

Wenatchee, WSDOT, and State Parks also distinguish Central from eastern, so idk man

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avitar35 t1_ja5o20s wrote

East of the cascades is eastern wa, west of the cascades is western wa. This is how it’s commonly referred to.

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CheckmateApostates t1_ja6utg3 wrote

Commonly referred to by people who don't live east of the Cascades or know the geography of our state

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Plonsky2 OP t1_ja4c8r2 wrote

Are "they" not the same as "you"?

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Psychological_Rip913 t1_ja4d4pp wrote

I am referring 'they' as in the homeless organizations. I have not seen or heard of any in my area.

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