In one week, Seattle voters will decide on a new initiative to address the affordable housing issues across the city. Initiative 135 is the only thing on the ballot and is a petition-led initiative aimed at providing a new “social housing” framework. The goal is to create more affordable housing, but it’s a different model and something new to the U.S. but widely used across Europe. “While we’re doing a lot of important investments in affordable housing we have to be honest that it’s not enough,” said Tiffani McCoy, Advocacy Director for Real Change, and campaign director I-135. Tiffani McCoy and others fought to get I-135 on the ballot and said the measure is another tool to address the housing crisis. If passed, I-135 would create a "social housing developer" with the city of Seattle. It would develop, own, and maintain publicly owned affordable housing. Seattleites making zero to 120% of the area’s median income are eligible to live there. According to the census bureau the median household income is $106,326. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/i-135-seattle-social-housing-initiative/281-7dcb18be-9e1f-4de6-976c-0389f823c944