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Public commenters and elected officials question county housing‑allocation method tied to Commerce model
Summary
Public commenters, builders and elected officials on Feb. 11 pressed county staff over large allocation shifts produced by the HAP/HAPT tool and said Commerce’s proprietary formulas were not available for review; staff said using Commerce guidance is necessary for Growth Management Act compliance.
Public commenters, home‑building representatives and multiple elected officials raised strong concerns at the Feb. 11 Steering Committee meeting about recent changes to housing allocations produced by the county’s HAP/HAPT tool and the Commerce guidance that underpins it.
Jim Frank, a public commenter, described large, jurisdictional shifts in the allocation table and said the changes are "very, very significant." He cited specific changes including Airway Heights from 5,007 to 3,955 units (a roughly 27% decrease) and said the county UGA allocation decreased about 34% while rural Spokane County…
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