Vancouver Council Endorses Housing Levy

(Vancouver, WA) — Vancouver City Council is endorsing Proposition 3, the Affordable Housing Levy that’s on the February 14th Special Election ballot. The measure would raise 10-million dollars a year for 10 years. The money would fund rent assistance, construct affordable homes, add shelter beds and help 150 families purchase homes. It would replace the City’s expiring affordable housing tax levy. It would cost the owner of a 500-thousand home 150 dollars a year in additional property taxes.