Seattle mayor issues executive order to improve anti-displacement programs

(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has issued an executive order that directs city departments to find ways to improve anti-displacement programs that totaled over $40 million last year. Displacement occurs when households are forced to move away from their homes due to economic reasons. Displacement also includes households that are unable to move into neighborhoods because of higher costs of living. The executive order comes the same day as a presentation on the city’s current anti-displacement programs was given to the Seattle City Council Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan. The presentation from the city’s Innovation…..

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