2006 News Releases
November 2006
- Renovated Alder Crest gets ready for tenants
- Progress already made on Seattle Housing Authority's five-year strategic plan
- Seattle Housing Authority speeds up waiting list process
September 2006
- Sybil Bailey nominated by Mayor, approved by Council Committee for Commissioner seat
- Construction begins in second phase of High Point redevelopment
- Family gains self-sufficiency from support
- Rainier Vista schedule extended
- Yesler Terrace Citizen Review Committee to meet for the first time in October
August 2006
- Environmental clean-up to be discussed at public meeting on August 24
- Community celebrates Rainier Vista park opening
- Commissioners adopt 2007 Moving To new Ways plan and agency budget
- Congressional action on housing appropriations may face delays
July 2006
- Othello Station, High Point recognized for excellence
- Seattle Housing Authority joins Qwest Field workforce housing project
- $20 million in New Markets Tax Credits secured
June 2006
- Norman B. Rice to chair committee for planning the future of Yesler Terrace
- 344 rental units completed at High Point
- Nearly 6,000 seek a spot on Section 8 waiting list
May 2006
- Housing assistance for Katrina evacuees extended
- Seattle Housing Authority makes new vouchers available
- Resident Judith Fay retires from Board of Commissioners
April 2006
- Seattle Housing Authority to open Section 8 waiting list
- Katrina evacuees still face transition challenges
- Calugas Apartments at High Point dedicated
- Volunteers help build Central Park at Rainier Vista
- Judith Kilgore hired as Yesler Terrace planner
- Go! program funded by state legislature
March 2006
- Mayor Nickels seeks resident commissioner for Seattle Housing Authority board
- Appropriations hearings begin in Washington, D.C.
February 2006
- NewHolly nears completion
- Partnerships provide sustainable, affordable low-income housing to Seattle families