Homeless Shelter Cuts Loom, Benton County and Corvallis Leaders Set to Meet

Benton County is on track to lose the majority of its emergency shelter beds over the coming year – it’s a sobering analysis from the county’s Coordinated Homeless Response Office, or CHRO. The Benton County Board of Commissioners and the Corvallis City Council are set for a regularly occurring joint meeting on Tuesday, August 25. The federal cuts that begat the state’s budget trims are, however, far from regular, and the county staff will be asking both the Board and […]