Steering Committee orders technical workshop after confusion over new housing-allocation method

Mar 18, 2026

Public commenters and local officials pressed Spokane County staff to resolve confusion about recently adopted housing-allocation calculations — a change staff says resulted from evolving Commerce/HAT tool methodology — and staff promised an April technical workshop and a May briefing to the Board of County Commissioners. The committee adopted minutes by voice vote and will return with a reconciliation memo.

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On March 18, the Spokane County Steering Committee of Elected Officials heard sustained public concern about recent changes to countywide housing allocations and directed staff to convene a technical workshop to reconcile how those numbers were produced.

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