“This is a reality based budget. It is not based on wishes, or hopes or dreams,” Inslee said. “It is not based on the theory that somehow you can dream away homelessness, or you can vaporize people that you feel [are] inconvenient, living on the corner, it is based on a reality that this investment is necessary both because we care about our fellow citizens.”
Cashmere city council recently put in place a moratorium on the filing and acceptance of building permits for residential use in the downtown business zoning district so the planning commission can revisit and possibly revise the current codes in place...
Habitat for Humanity of Washington State is pushing to increase awareness of the affordable housing crisis the state is in and just gained momentum with the advocacy efforts by hiring Ryan Donohue as the new Advocacy and Policy Director as he leads the Cost of Home campaign...
Washington Department of Commerce has dispersed Community Development Block Grants amongst rural cities and counties in the state and Okanogan County was selected for two projects.
The county received almost $200,000 for the sewer connection to Oroville Harvest Shelter project with Oroville Housing Authority...