 Tomorrow we’re bringing leaders together to work on an ambitious 5-year plan to build more homes across King County.
At the same time that job numbers and economic growth are at record highs in King County, thousands struggle to find an affordable place to call home.
To respond to this housing crisis, I co-chaired the Regional Affordable Housing Task Force, which wrapped up its work last December. The Task Force estimated that King County needs 244,000 new affordable homes now to meet the need by 2040.
With a problem so large, working together is essential, which is why the Task Force recommended the creation of a regional body to bring cities, the County and stakeholders together.
The new Affordable Housing Committee will meet tomorrow for the first time and get to work on implementing the Task Force’s ambitious 5-year action plan to build or preserve 44,000 homes by 2024 for families in King County earning 50 percent or less of area median income.
Learn more about the Affordable Housing Committee, and the Regional Affordable Housing Task Force recommendations.
I am excited to be taking this next step to help coordinate a countywide effort to build welcoming, sustainable communities that all of us can call home. Working together we will make it happen.
Until next time,
 Claudia Balducci
King County Council
District 6
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