HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-12 Proclamation - Affordable Housing Week
WHEREAS, all people should have access to safe, healthy, and affordable homes within
communities of opportunity; and
WHEREAS, studies have found that each $100 increase in median rent results in a 15%
increase in homelessness in metro areas and a 39% increase in homelessness in nearby
suburbs and rural areas; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Point in Time Count found 332 people in Southwest King County
sleeping outdoors without shelter, and 1,394 Tukwila families are considered “housing
insecure,” because they are spending more than half of their income on rent & utilities; and
WHEREAS, there were 285 students identified as homeless during the 2018-2019 school year
by the Tukwila School District; and
WHEREAS, the combined cost burden of housing plus transportation can be substantially
reduced by locating affordable housing opportunities in proximity to transit; and
WHEREAS, everyone benefits from affordable housing, including the people who reside in
these properties, their neighbors, businesses, employers, and the community as a whole;
and
WHEREAS, united in an effort to raise public awareness, communities throughout King County
are participating in local Affordable Housing Week efforts to inform the public of the critical
need to preserve and increase affordable housing in our communities;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim October
12 - 16, 2020 as:
Affordable Housing Week
in the City of Tukwila and encourage all community residents to join me in recognizing this
special observance.
Signed this first day of October, 2020.
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Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington PROCLAMATION