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3/17
Mayor Durkan Announces Emergency Eviction Order and Resources for those Impacted by COVID-19
Mayor Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Halt Residential Evictions (March 14, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed an emergency order to put into place a temporary moratorium on residential evictions, which will keep Seattle families from losing their [...]
2/18
Mayor Durkan Highlights Progress Made on Housing and Homelessness During State of the City Address
Seattle (Feb. 18, 2019) – In her third State of the City Address, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan highlighted progress made on housing and homelessness and outlined her plans to further continue to address the affordable housing and homelessness [...]
12/9
Mayor Durkan Announces $110 Million to Create 1,944 Affordable Homes, the Largest Award in the City’s History
City will leverage $600 million in additional investments through public and private sources Over the last 3 years City has directly invested $250 million for a total of nearly $1.5 billion to create 4,000 affordable homes Seattle (December 9, 2019) [...]
10/15
Community Preference Draft Guideline Presentation
The Seattle Office of Housing has created a Draft Guideline for affordable housing developers interested in implementing Community Preference. This presentation will focus on implementation and best practices. Hear recommendations from Seattle Office [...]
9/24
A message from the Director: Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2020 Budget
Includes $25 Million for Affordable Housing Yesterday, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan released her 2020 Proposed Budget. In the second year of the two-year budget biennium, this budget maintains core services while at the same time increasing investments in [...]