Coverage of the SODO Arena street vacation debate and discussion of affordable housing top this morning’s news coverage.
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Council gets down to business on Housing Levy
This morning the City Council finally moved on from background presentations started considering ideas on how it might want to modify the Mayor’s proposal for the 2016 Housing Levy.
Continue readingHerbold tees up conversation on affordable housing preservation
This morning Council member Lisa Herbold organized a presentation and discussion on an aspect of affordable housing that has been chronically under-discussed and under-funded: preservation of existing affordable housing.
Continue readingLow-income Housing Moving Forward
Eight low-income housing projects, representing 809 new apartments, are securing funding and beginning their planning and permitting processes, according to the Office of Housing.
Continue readingBackyard cottages, aka DADU’s
Backyard cottages, also known as DADU’s, were the topic of a special lunchtime session of the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee today.
Continue readingThis week at the City Council – committee wrap-up
Now that the budget is done, things are getting busy for the City Council again — especially since there is only a month left before the end of several Council members’ terms (and only two weeks before they break for the holidays).
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