Seattle Councilmember Foster Revives Temporary MHA Fee Holiday for Stalled Housing Projects
SEATTLE — City Councilmember Dionne Foster has introduced legislation that would temporarily slash Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability fees for stalled pipeline projects, reviving a developer-backed break that collapsed earlier this year amid a fight over housing production versus affordable-housing funding. PubliCola’s Erica C. Barnett reported the deal on Sept. 16, 2026. Under Foster’s bill, developers … Read more