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City highlights $4.3M in housing infrastructure grants and flags several state bills

Everett City Council · February 5, 2026
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City staff told the council a Connecting Housing Infrastructure Program grant package totaling about $4.3 million would help pay utility fees for five projects, supporting construction of an estimated 462 affordable housing units; staff also reviewed active state bills on ALPRs, shelter and juvenile rehabilitation that could affect local policy.

Governmental affairs director Jennifer Brakeson told the Everett City Council on Feb. 4 about a consent-agenda grant package from the Connecting Housing Infrastructure Program that will pass through nearly $4.3 million to pay utility fees for five housing projects, helping enable the construction of roughly 462 new affordable housing units.

Brakeson said the grant items are on the consent agenda for approval and described how they align with the…

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