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Skagit County commissioners discuss limits, incentives and a $3 million workforce housing allocation
Summary
At a Feb. 25 joint meeting, commissioners and planners discussed affordable housing requirements from state law, county roles (zoning and incentives), and a $3 million allocation from county economic-development funds aimed at workforce housing up to 80% area median income (AMI).
Skagit County commissioners and Planning Commission members discussed affordable housing on Feb. 25, emphasizing the difference between the county's policy role (zoning and incentives) and the private and non-profit sectors' role in actually building subsidized housing.
Commissioner Dan Henley (first referenced by name in the meeting) warned that the comprehensive-plan goal to "produce opportunities for a full range of housing affordability countywide for all income groups" raises difficult questions about how to serve the lowest-income brackets. Planning staff and consultants said the county's primary tools are land-use designations and…
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