To support affordable housing initiatives across Pierce County, Pierce County Human Services has announced more than $17 million in funding awards from the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Sales Tax to help create, preserve, and maintain more than 330 affordable housing units across the county.
“Affordable housing is one of our region’s greatest, most urgent challenges,” said County Executive Ryan Mello. “The recent Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Sales Tax is allowing us to build hundreds of homes for Pierce County’s working families, seniors, people with disabilities, and others with lower incomes. I’m proud to see these dollars being put to work in our communities.”
The Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act implements a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax for housing and related services. Maureen Howard dedicated her life to fighting for housing, shelter and dignity for people experiencing homelessness…