should bellingham

Plan for missing housing 

or

plan for residents who are 
missing housing?

The outcomes will be very different

We are simply asking City and County leaders, Commissioners and Community Organizations to ask these simple questions:

1) Does a housing decision, or change, benefit the community as much as possible?

2) Does a decision, or change, help the community in need as much as possible?

3) Does a decision, or change, help those who do not need help too much, at the expense of those in need?

4) Are there decisions, or changes, that could be begun to help those who need it most?

 

 

 

Housing advocacy 
is for builders.

This is advocacy for residents who need housing.

Who are those residents?

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Dark Blue - Current Housing and Light Blue - Housing Needs (note taller light lines on left 3 bars)

Who IS the community in need?

75% of the needed housing stock in Bellingham is needed by those who make 0-50% AMI (less than $20/hr)
Only 25% of needed housing is that known as the Missing Middle
Extraordinary is that this will require that Bellingham builds 150% increase over what it currently has for lower income residents.
Missing Middle type housing (that which can be afforded by 50-120% AMI) will only need a 10% increase. An amount able to be solved through market movement.
Without government help, such as zoning reform (free), housing for 0-50% AMI incomes is impossible. It must be a part of every solution and every conversation.

Who are those who do not need help?