HALA in the News

"Joining us on the show today Mayor Ed Murray attracted national attention for his big campaign to keep rents affordable in the hot market of Seattle."  Tom Ashbrook, host of On Point, NPR


HALA legislative priority in Olympia, take a read.

Mayor releases his Housing Levy Proposal, what is in it?

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Upcoming Events
Join us at one of our upcoming meetings.  We will be talking about all things HALA around the city in the coming months.

Conversations in February took us to Belltown, Capitol Hill, International District, Lake City, Lakewood/Seward Park, New Holly and West Seattle.

Link to Calendar                                               
Use your voice to help shape HALA.

Community focus groups will have representatives from each Urban Village and will talk through some of these big HALA proposals.  This is a year long commitment and one way to give input to the City on what you think of these proposals.

Engaging through Telephone Town Halls (TTH)

The Mayor called over 70,000 home phones throughout Seattle to have a conversation about HALA.

79% of callers had not participated in a City led meeting in the last 5 years. TTH's are a successful tool for reaching new community voices.

Listen to Recordings of the Calls
Tell Us What You Think!
The proposed Housing Levy is available for public input and we want to hear from you.  The City is holding meetings throughout neighborhoods to talk about the proposed Housing Levy.  

It is an essential tool for helping those most in need of housing in our community. 

The Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda community engagement is in full swing.  Keep informed and bring your voice to these many conversations.  

For a quick snapshot of where we are right now in the year long process, check this out!
Jesseca Brand 
Department of Neighborhood City of Seattle
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