Select Committee on 2023 Housing Levy — Minutes 2023-06-07
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On June 7, 2023, Seattle's Select Committee on 2023 Housing Levy met to advance two measures for a low-income housing funding initiative. The committee unanimously recommended (8–0) passage of Council Bill 120584, which would authorize a special election concurrent with the November 7, 2023 general election to allow voters to approve additional property taxes for low-income housing over up to seven years, with exemptions for qualifying seniors, veterans with disabilities, and other disabled persons. The committee also unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32093 (8–0), which accompanies the ordinance and directs reporting and implementation of levy-funded housing programs. Councilmember Mosqueda presided over the meeting, held at City Hall, which lasted 45 minutes.
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