In the coming semester, students in the program will be learning important building skills and constructing a cottage for a low-income family in need of a home. Skilled trades professions are vitally important and we are happy to be a community stakeholder in this program.

The most recent update to its fee schedule was in 2008. There should be a draft fee document available for stakeholder review in February, with final adoption slated for July. Applications submitted up to that date will vest to existing fees.

The Energize Eastside project is Puget Sound Energy’s plan to upgrade 16 miles of transmission line from Renton to Redmond. This backbone of the electric grid hasn’t had a major upgrade since the 1960s.

Up for Growth released its report, Housing Underproduction in Washington State, which details our state’s 225,000-home shortage and highlights policies needed to achieve higher density and more housing choices.

The townhouse design standards and amendments will make it very difficult to build new townhomes in the city without lot assemblage. Requirements were added for outdoor space, landscaping, solid waste collection, and site configuration.