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Camas resident urges council not to adopt city-level down-payment program tied to state law
Summary
At the March 3 Camas City Council meeting a resident warned the council against local involvement in state down-payment assistance programs created by House Bill 1474 and later updated by House Bill 1696, saying city support could favor some social groups over others.
March 3, 2025 — A Camas resident told the City Council on Monday that the city should not participate in what he described as state-backed interest-free down-payment programs for homebuyers.
Dr. Mike Hamilton, who identified himself as a Camas resident, told the council he had previously misstated numbers about a proposed bridge and that he was now speaking to caution the council about local support for down-payment assistance. "I would really not want to see Camas get involved with providing the down payments or free down payments or interest free down payments for…
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