Leveling up
In November, Seattle voters will get the chance to give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to a beefed-up version of a tax that would pay for new affordable housing construction in the city.
Mayor Bruce Harrell put forward a proposal on a new $970 million Housing Levy that will pay out over the course of seven years. It’s expected to fund 3,000 new units of affordable housing, in addition to workforce stabilization and other tools to address the homelessness crisis, according to a March 30 release. ...