affordable housing

The Commerce Dept. figures indicate adding at 17,000 new homes by 2044 at market-rates will not be enough to meet the local demands in Chelan and Douglas Counties. The state projects between 40 and 55 percent of the new homes that are added will need to be affordably priced for people earning under 80 percent of the area’s median income.

The Mayor said concerns about single family R-1 neighborhoods being drastically altered with new duplexes replacing single family homes or an influx of ADU's would be a matter addressed through code compliance.

In Wenatchee, zoning already exists in many residential areas to permit a duplex or a four-plex behind the house if there's enough room. Design standards require it to look like the neighborhood and fit in with the houses around it.

Research has shown that East Wenatchee does not meet the public need for desirable, affordable and convenient multi-family options.

12th District Rep. Keith Goehner is one of the cosponsors of this bill.

Last night, city council members approved a letter of intent to provide those funds towards the purchase of the apartments.

A recent report by the Department of Commerce found that 39-percent of people surveyed said housing and homelessness are the top problems facing the state.

Bavarian Village Apartment rents range from $640 to $700.