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Council seeks clarification after housing‑choice waiting list drops by thousands
Summary
At a work session a councilor questioned a sizable decrease in the housing choice voucher waiting list between April and May; staff said more than 5,000 out‑of‑jurisdiction applicants were removed as the authority limited the list to its top preference jurisdiction and pledged to add explanatory footnotes to the report.
A councilor at a May work session flagged a large apparent drop in the housing choice voucher waiting list between April and May, and city staff told the council the change reflected removal of out‑of‑jurisdiction applicants and reclassification of preference categories.
A council member said the waiting list chart in the packet showed a decline of roughly 6,000 people and asked whether the figure was a…
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