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Kenmore Council unanimously approves $117,500 in housing trust contributions to ARCH projects, updates HomeKey-plus program
Summary
Kenmore approved three ARCH-related resolutions: a package of project awards funded up to $117,500 from the city's housing trust fund, administrative updates to the HomeKey-plus/ARCH down-payment assistance program, and authorization for Bellevue to administer certain agreements on Kenmore's behalf. All passed unanimously.
Kenmore City Council on Monday unanimously approved three resolutions that formalize the city's participation in a regional affordable-housing program and allocate up to $117,500 from Kenmore's housing trust fund to support ARCH-recommended projects.
The council approved Resolution 26-447 authorizing execution of agreements to fund a set of ARCH-recommended projects (including Alterra at East Main, Bothell Urban, Family Village Redmond, Forest Edge, Kirkland House, and Orchard Gardens) with combined Kenmore contributions capped at $117,500. The council also passed Resolution 26-445 to adopt recommended administrative revisions to the HomeKey-plus/ARCH down-payment assistance program and Resolution 26-446 authorizing the City of Bellevue to administer certain housing project agreements on Kenmore's behalf, consistent with the ARCH interlocal agreement. Each resolution passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
"ARCH's investment programs help preserve and increase housing for low- and moderate-income households in…
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