Mike Scott: Can You Handle The Truth About Apartment Rents?
The average apartment rent in Seattle rose 8.3% in the past year. That’s a lot. No doubt about it. It beats inflation. It beats wage growth. So some in the media and special interest groups take to calling this a problem of skyrocketing rents, a crisis, an emergency. Is it really? Let’s take a look. […]
Let Council Know You’re Against Rasmussen Amendments to LR Legislation
There isn’t any simpler way to put it: Please let the City Council know you oppose Councilmember Rasmussen’s efforts to return currently low-rise legislation to the form it was in when we appealed it last year. Councilmember Rasmussen has 9 amendments before the Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee tomorrow afternoon. We need your […]
Talking Points for Low-Rise Legislation
There have been lots of great communications to the Seattle City Council about low-rise legislation. Please take a minute and email the Council (here’s our petition page: http://www.seattleforgrowth.org/lowrise/) and let them know your thoughts. Our petition page is already filled out. You can change that text. Not sure what to say? Here’s some ideas from […]
