Rainier Vista lawsuit settled - work will
proceed
SEATTLE—December
24, 2002—After
an intensive four-day mediation process, all the parties to
the Rainer Vista lawsuit that was stalling work on this
project have now agreed to a settlement. Demolition work on
the project, halted on December 12, will proceed. The
settlement agreement brings together the concerns of
organizations and individuals, including the Friends of
Rainier Vista, the Seattle Displacement Coalition, the City
of Seattle, the housing authority and HUD. Click
here for details of the settlement
New waiting list preferences approved by
SHA Board of Commissioners
SEATTLE—December 16, 2002—Seattle
Housing Authority Commissioners unanimously approved
changes to the housing authority's admission policies that
will enable need households to obtain subsidized housing
more quickly. "We
expect that the application process – when the changes
are fully implemented – will be simpler, faster, and
more logical from the applicant’s point of view,"
said Kathy Roseth, PorchLight Director. For details on the
new preferences policy, click
here.
