Leaders eye shelter for area’s homeless

With recent temperatures at or near freezing, city of Washougal officials are looking at ways they can help people currently living on the streets.

Representatives from the city, the Washougal School District, the Council for the Homeless, Camas-Washougal Fire Department, Washougal Police Department and St. Matthew Lutheran Church met Monday to determine if a severe weather shelter could be opened in the Washougal Community Center.