Clallam County schedules confirmation for two homelessness task force representatives

Clallam County staff told commissioners on Aug. 18 that a task-force panel recommended two candidates for county appointment to the county’s homelessness task force: Beverly Lee and Sarah McBride. Staff said Beverly Lee is the executive director of Mariposa House in Forks and was nominated for the West End provider seat. Sarah McBride was nominated for the domestic-violence/provider seat and is employed as a Grama Manager at Healthy Families, staff said. Why it matters: the homelessness task force advises the county on provider representation and local planning for homelessness services. The board’s appointment will place the candidates in provider-representative roles on the task force. Action and next step: commissioners signaled support and directed staff to include both appointments on the consent agenda for the upcoming board meeting for formal appointment; no vote occurred during the work session. Attribution: county staff announced the candidates and described the task-force interview process; the panel recommended both candidates to the county commissioners for final appointment.