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PLUS Committee Meets Today

Today the Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee meets at 2PM. Today’s meeting includes an update on small-lot legislation. The PLUS Committee will be hearing and update from Department of Planning and Development staff on small-lot legislation. No action will be taken but this will be the first time in almost a year that […]

Study: Density Increases Value of Existing Homes

Publicola picked up on an important point yesterday when they called out State Representative Gerry Pollet’s assertion about the impact of small-lot development. Here’s part of the Publicola post: But more important, Rep. Gerry Pollet, who’s been holding town halls of his own all session, definitely needs to explain his recent comments to KIRO TV, which […]

Pollet to O’Brien: Stop Single-Family Home Building

State Representative Gerry Pollet, a Democrat from Seattle’s north end, introduced legislation to mandate notification of neighbors when a new home is being built in a single-family zone. Fortunately, Representative Pollet’s bill, which only had one other sponsor also a north end legislator, died in the State Legislature. Pollet’s efforts aren’t really about notice, but […]