Timberland counties have changed a lot since the 1960s. Thurston County used to be about the same size as the other four counties. Now, all four combined are smaller than Thurston County. So far, the dominant narrative about the now shelved Timberland Library capital facility proposal has been about the possible closures and consolidations of…
Month: December 2018
Reducing impact fees will be great, but we need to talk about how we built our city
Next week the Olympia City Council will talk about an ordinance that will lower impact fees for affordable housing. More specifically, the ordinance will lower impact fees for “housing with a monthly housing expense that is no greater than 30 percent of 80 percent of the median family income.” The idea is that since developers…