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Residents fear Lawton proposal has too many houses for homeless

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

About 40 percent of the proposed units - a 55-unit building for seniors and 15 duplexes for 30 families - would be set aside for the formerly homeless. Six town homes would be allotted to Habitat for Humanity. The rest would be market-rate town homes and single-family houses starting at ...

Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

To some low-income-housing advocates, spending $1,115 a month to rent a studio apartment in Seattle does not sound affordable. Mayor Greg Nickels and the Seattle City Council say it is.Read the full story