Mukilteo to ask voters' opinion on high-density housing
MUKILTEO — The November ballot will most likely ask voters a simple question: Do you think the City should encourage more high density housing to be built in Mukilteo?
The city council is expected to vote Aug. 2 on a resolution that would put the question before voters. The council approved the draft language in a 6-1 vote Monday, after it considered two other versions of a similar question. The advisory measure wouldn’t immediately cause any type of action from the city, but proponents say it would make residents’ views on high-density housing clear.
“I need this ballot measure, so current council members and staff will have a clear direction of what the community wants,” said council member Joe Marine, who proposed putting the question on the November ballot. “That’s what I’m looking for.”
The desire for an advisory measure stems from a contentious, yearlong conversation over a Housing Action Plan for the city. The city council adopted a final plan last month. The purpose of the plan was to study housing needs in the city and find strategies to address them. Earlier versions of the Housing Action Plan, commonly called the HAP, proposed building high-density housing. The final version did not.
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