A proposal in Snohomish County would mandate environmental testing for toxic drugs at county-owned housing for homeless people. It came after dozens of people were forced back out on the street when a low-barrier facility in Everett shut down after being contaminated with meth and fentanyl last year. Low-barrier housing means people do not have to be sober to live there. More than 60 people living and working at Everett's Clare's Place supportive housing complex were forced to evacuate because of meth and fentanyl contamination. Four months later, it remains closed. It's being used as a cautionary tale for Snohomish County. "I view this as a very common sense proposal," said Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/snohomish-county-low-barrier-housing-drug-contamination-testing/281-e8a483a8-3e0d-4a5c-bb50-9f6354b6842e