Issaquah, agencies and developers share award
NEW — 6 a.m. June 6, 2009 Issaquah officials and several partner organizations received a Governor’s Smart Communities Award, officials announced Thursday. Officials were honored for efforts to...
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Habitat, city break ground for new highlands development
By Warren Kagarise Meet the Taltons, a family of five that will soon be residents of the Issaquah Highlands. Alissa Talton had no idea she would be moving to the hillside community until three weeks...
View ArticleIssaquah, agencies and developers share award
Issaquah officials and several partner organizations received a Governor’s Smart Communities Award. Officials were honored for efforts to encourage transit-oriented development near the Issaquah...
View ArticleCouncil candidates look toward future at forum
City Council candidates envisioned redevelopment of the commercial district, promised to protect crucial city services and looked beyond the defunct Southeast Bypass — the defining issue of the 2007...
View ArticleCity Council members will discuss affordable-housing dollars tonight
NEW — 6 a.m. Jan. 25, 2010 City Council members will consider $150,000 in loans and a grant for A Regional Coalition for Housing, a group of Eastside cities and King County formed to increase low- and...
View ArticleIssaquah donates money to affordable housing
City Council members contributed $150,000 on May 3 to build affordable-housing units for low-income King County residents, homeless people and people with disabilities. The contribution formed part of...
View ArticleNew Habitat project to break ground in Renton Highlands
Renton Highlands will be the new home of a Habitat for Humanity community called La Fortuna. Habitat coordinators break ground on the project, at 172 127th Ave. S.E., June 11. The first phase of the...
View ArticleEastside residents needed for affordable housing board
Issaquah residents can help shape regional policy on affordable housing on the Citizen Advisory Board for A Regional Coalition for Housing. The board consists of 12 to 15 residents and housing...
View ArticleCity Council approves dollars for affordable housing
Officials used $55,249 in city funds to build affordable housing in other King County cities, including a planned Kirkland shelter for homeless youths and a Bellevue shelter for homeless women. City...
View ArticleIssaquah mayor eyes property tax hike
Issaquah homeowners can expect to pay about $5 more in property taxes next year, if City Council members adopt a 1 percent rate hike to fund long-term projects. The property tax increase, proposed Oct....
View ArticleCitizen Advisory Board seeks members for affordable housing group
NEW – 6 a.m. Aug. 16, 2013 If you have something to say about affordable housing funding and programs in the region, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. Join A Regional Coalition for Housing’s...
View ArticleAdvisory board seeks members for affordable housing group
If you have something to say about affordable housing funding and programs in the region, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. Join A Regional Coalition for Housing’s Citizen Advisory Board....
View ArticleHighlands housing auction attracts thousands of bargain hunters
NEW — 9:22 p.m. Dec. 5, 2008 Imagine buying a brand new home in Issaquah for $89,000. It is a price from a bygone era. Now, however, that same figure is the minimum bid for five new condominiums in the...
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Habitat for Humanity breaks ground June 11
Habitat for Humanity of East King County will build five duplexes in the Issaquah Highlands. Architect’s rendering by RO2 Design Studio Affordable houses for 10 families will begin to rise in the...
View ArticleIssaquah, agencies and developers share award
NEW — 6 a.m. June 6, 2009 Issaquah officials and several partner organizations received a Governor’s Smart Communities Award, officials announced Thursday. Officials were honored for efforts to...
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Habitat, city break ground for new highlands development
By Warren Kagarise Meet the Taltons, a family of five that will soon be residents of the Issaquah Highlands. Alissa Talton had no idea she would be moving to the hillside community until three weeks...
View ArticleOfficials look to increase meager percentages of local affordable housing
NEW — 6 a.m. Aug. 2, 2015 Like the rest of the Eastside of the Seattle area, Issaquah ranks low in the proportion of housing available to people with lower income levels. That was one of the messages...
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