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A proposed sex offender home near Tenino has been canceled, according to the company pursuing the housing.

Supreme Living, the operator of the proposed group home in Tenino, said in a Feb. 28 statement on Facebook that it would not be going forward “due to resources and expense associated with land-use requirements, it will not proceed with providing supportive housing services at its Tenino property.”

According to a news release, local legislators say the cancellation is a relief, but Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, and Rep. Dan Griffey and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, say they will continue...