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Council discusses affordable housing, legal alignment and resource limits in strategic plan draft

5798824 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

Council discussed an action item to increase affordable housing, including permanent supportive housing, and debated how much control the city has, legal alignment with the comprehensive plan and the availability of staff and funding.

Council members and staff spent part of the Sept. 9 work session discussing an action item in the draft strategic plan that calls for increasing affordable housing in Tumwater, including permanent supportive housing. The discussion covered consistency with the comprehensive plan, statutory obligations, funding availability and staff capacity.

Staff asked the council to consider criteria questions about whether the action item is consistent with the Tumwater Comprehensive Plan and…

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