(The Center Square) – Pierce County councilmembers are frustrated with a proposed shift of funding away from a planned homeless stability site, but the county executive says the funding is better used to build up more stable housing.

The county council originally dedicated $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward a homeless stability site outside Tacoma. A low-barrier homeless stability site is a shelter that provides basic amenities and services to help people experiencing homelessness get into permanent housing.