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The Lacey Utilities Committee held a hybrid meeting last Monday, April 3, to brief the city council on the LOTT Cleanwater Alliance’s (LOTT) Affordable Housing Pilot Program.
Water Resources …
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Olympia Community Planning and Development Director Leonard Bauer presented the draft ordinance on consolidating land use permit processes to simplify and reduce the time and costs related to …
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Inland Group is proposing building an affordable workforce housing project with 252 units at 3909 9th Avenue SW, Olympia, adjacent to the Olympia Orthopaedics Spine Center near the Capital …
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People of color, people with disabilities, transgender, and single mothers are at a higher risk of displacement and more likely to experience homelessness in Thurston County and face continuing gaps …
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Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) awarded the Housing Authority of Thurston County (HATC) $6,909,400 to purchase and convert Tumwater Inn & Suites into housing for seniors, …
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Voters in Olympia and Tumwater are being asked to vote in a special election, April 25, on Proposition 1, to decide whether to merge their fire departments and create a new regional fire authority …
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has released preliminary data for the 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Census. This preliminary data accounts for the number of Thurston County …
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Some 100 people braved frigid temperatures in Tumwater on Saturday morning, March 25, to celebrate the official launch of a new small neighborhood there.
Once completed, the Tâlícn …
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Olympia is moving forward with a second-phase study focusing on affordable homeownership to address disparities in housing affordability.
At Thursday's Land Use and Environment Committee meeting, …
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In a large bowl mix the yeast of mental health issues with 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar of substance abuse in 2-1/4 cups of the warm water of the lack of accessible housing. Let stand until the …
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Dear Editor,
Gee, wouldn't it be lovely if carbon-spewing automobiles were eliminated? Of course. But get real.
The city of Olympia's proposed parking reductions for new construction promote …
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The Olympia Planning Commission held a public hearing on Monday, March 20, to discuss proposed parking code amendments that would reduce parking requirements for residential uses, including for …
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Five individuals known to have occupied a single-family residence at 511 7th Avenue SE escaped a “total loss” fire on Saturday afternoon.
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In a meeting on March 16, the Olympia Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee discussed an update on the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan and the environmental impact statement.
The area known …
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Members of the Council of Neighborhood Associations (CNA) spoke against the proposed reduction of parking requirements for new residential construction, particularly zero parking minimum in some …
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Olympia and Thurston County are asking community members to provide feedback on two housing-related programs that “help guide the focus of local housing efforts.”
Fair Housing …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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3/15/23
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The Olympia City Council on Tuesday approved selling the 10-acre city-owned property at 3900 Boulevard Road SE to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity to proceed with the construction of more than …
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Non-profit housing provider South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, with the assistance of the City of Tumwater, is set to receive a $726,984 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce …
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Less than half of the city's goal to build 700 units a year was met with only 350 permitted residential units issued in 2022, Community Planning and Development Director Leonard Bauer said at the …
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Two port-a-potties stood as sentinels when I visited The Jungle, in Olympia, last Friday, March 3, 2023. Nearby, a gaggle of shopping carts filled with refuse congregates by a dumpster; the …
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