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Council discusses Coles Valley land use agreement; Habitat for Humanity plans affordable housing
Summary
Council held a discussion (no vote) on a proposed Coles Valley land use agreement; Habitat for Humanity is under contract to purchase the property to build affordable housing. Multiple speakers expressed support and opposition; council will vote at a future meeting.
The Langley City Council held a discussion on May 18 about a proposed Coles Valley land use agreement; no vote was taken and the council said it will vote on the agreement at a future meeting. Staff clarified that the long plat application review is a separate process. Habitat for Humanity is under contract to purchase the property with the purpose of building affordable housing.
Speakers during the discussion included the Coles Valley landowner (South Whidbey, LLC / Bob Libolt), Orin Kolaitis (Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Island County), Mary Mitchell (South Whidbey School District McKinney‑Vento/Foster Liaison) who spoke in support of the project, Callahan McVay who also spoke in support, Liz Chaffin (Chief Development Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Island County) who provided statistics about housing affordability in Langley, and David Stenberg who spoke in opposition. The minutes record positions of speakers and that the item remains for future action; they do not record a council vote or decision on the agreement at this meeting.
