Montgomery County commissioners are continuing their efforts to address homelessness with the unanimous approval of an agreement to lease hotel rooms in Pottstown. The six-month lease agreement with JSK Pottstown LLC procured at least 62 rooms at the Days Inn at 61 W. King St. Rent was set at “$60 per room per night,” according to the resolution detailing the “new year-round, short-term supportive housing facility in Pottstown.” In addition to the established lease agreement, county commissioners also authorized a contract with the Reading-based Opportunity House. The $1.5 million agreement secured “emergency housing operations and support services” to people occupying hotel rooms. The contract was funded by grants, and the nonprofit was the sole respondent to a previously issued request for proposals. The agreement comes just a month after another Montgomery County real estate acquisition to lease a building in Lansdale to further the supportive short-term housing concept.
Source: The Reporter; 1/23/2025