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Resident tells council housing demand is outpacing supply and urges urban growth review
Summary
During public comment at the Snohomish County Planning and Community Development Committee meeting, resident Gerald Moyer said homebuyers are purchasing housing rapidly and urged the committee to reevaluate the county’s urban growth this year to expand capacity.
Gerald Moyer, a Snohomish County resident, told the Planning and Community Development Committee on April 15 that local housing demand is strong and urged the council to revisit the county’s urban growth boundary.
"The people are buying up the homes. They're no sooner built," Moyer said, and told the committee that builders and real estate professionals he spoke with reported homes sell quickly. Moyer, who identified his address as 4930 East Of Sunset, asked the committee to "reevaluate everything this year and see if we can make a few changes" to respond to the influx of people moving to the area.
The remarks came during the meeting’s public comment period; the committee did not take any action on the request during the April 15 session. Committee members thanked Moyer for commenting but did not provide a response or direction recorded in the meeting transcript.
Moyer offered to answer questions, but no follow-up was recorded in the transcript.
The committee’s formal agenda on April 15 proceeded to several procurement and committee business items following public comment.
