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Resident urges Sammamish leaders to focus on housing types, not just numeric targets
Summary
A resident speaker told the commission and council that Sammamish's housing issue is a long-term citywide imbalance of housing types and advocated for a data-driven approach he called 'enrich and sustain and stay.'
Paul, a Sammamish resident, addressed the commission during public comment on Sept. 11 and urged officials to focus on housing types and citywide balance rather than single numeric targets for Town Center growth. He said the issue is “citywide housing imbalance” and that the community needs “optimal housing based on authentic bottom up need, not based on regional need.”
Paul said he had circulated a handout to city council and planning commission and planned to send additional supporting documents. He described three approaches that can “tip” growth outcomes and argued for an intermediate, data-driven approach he labeled “enrich and sustain and stay” to level-set stakeholders before right-sizing council decisions.
His remarks were framed as public comment and no commission action or staff recommendation was offered at the meeting. Paul said he would submit further materials to council and the commission for review.
