May 07 2021
Washington County received a $6.2 million grant from Project Turnkey to purchase the motel for the project.
Washington County plans to turn a motel in Hillsboro into the county s first year-round shelter for homeless and other at-risk groups after receiving grant funding for the project.
The county received $6.2 million from Project Turnkey to purchase the 60-room Econo Lodge Inn & Suites at 622 S.E. 10th Ave., according to a Thursday, April 22, announcement from the nonprofit Oregon Community Foundation.
The foundation is administering Project Turnkey, which was created by the Oregon State Legislature last fall using $65 million.
The project seeks to turn hotels across the state into non-congregate shelters for single adults experiencing homelessness and people impacted by the 2020 wildfires during the pandemic.
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