In unusual offer, a Washington state county offers $5 million for homeless sheltersSEATTLE — King County wants to foot the bill to add more homeless shelters in South King County. Five million dollars in one-time funding from the federal American Rescue Plan will be made available to cities to operate, build or acquire land for new shelters in this sometimes reluctant part of the region. South King County has a severe shortage of shelter beds compared with the number of people who need them, coupled with stringent restrictions on who can use the ones that do exist. At the same time, cities in …