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Council presses for more local jobs, small‑business space and a proactive economic‑development push
Summary
Council members emphasized the need for a more active economic‑development strategy to attract employers and to create neighborhood‑scale commercial space so residents can access basic goods and services without long car trips.
Council members on July 12 said Issaquah’s long‑term community goals for housing and traffic also depend on stronger local economic development: more professional and retail jobs, neighborhood corner stores and incentives to put commercial space into new mixed‑use projects.
Members argued that attracting larger employers would improve the jobs‑housing balance — “the people who live…
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