MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Skagit County’s second Housing Summit Tuesday resulted in a series of proposals to support new home development.
According to the Skagit Valley Herald, County Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt said the county is 3,000 units behind demand so they must move fast.
Dahlstedt proposed selling the Skagit County fairgrounds in Mount Vernon, which would free up 16 acres of buildable land near downtown and support up to 1,000 new apartments.
He also challenged the county to spend $5-million in economic development money over five years to support construction of new housing.