A Corvallis-Benton County advisory board has forwarded 12 recommendations on homelessness to elected officials.
The Corvallis City Council and the Benton County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to review the report of the Home, Opportunity, Planning and Equity Advisory Board, known as HOPE for short, at a joint meeting May 20.
The votes at a virtual meeting Wednesday to approve the recommendations culminated a 16-month process of data gathering and public engagement aimed at producing better coordination of services for the homeless.
âLetâs take a breath,â said Julie Arena, the program coordinator for Benton County. âYou all have done an excellent job of navigating one of the most difficult problems in our community.â