The Kent City Council on Tuesday night approved a zoning change that will allow a group to start to raise funds to build a 24/7 homeless shelter for women and children at First Presbyterian Church of Kent, 9425 S. 248th St.
The council approved the emergency housing zoning code amendment as part of its consent calendar, which means it had no discussion about the issue. The council’s Economic and Community Development Committee approved the amendment last week to send the measure to the full council.
KentHOPE and Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission will lead the drive to open a year-round overnight homeless shelter. The new facility would cost an estimated $2 million and be about 6,000 square feet in order to house 30 women and children for up to 90 days per woman. The group has yet to set a timeline for when the shelter might open.
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