(The Center Square) – A recent report on King County’s homeless supportive housing initiative reveals that the county spends an average of nearly $300,000 in sales tax per housing unit. King County’s Health Through Housing Initiative receives one-tenth of a cent of sales tax revenue for the purchase and operation of hotels to convert into emergency and permanent supportive housing. The county’s goal is to create and sustain up to 1,600 affordable and supportive housing units for homeless people through the program. As of the end of 2023, Health Through Housing acquired 1,495 housing units, wit…