Ahead of the Bellevue City Council meeting on October 21, the Chamber's PLUSH Committee submitted the following letter regarding the City's MFTE policies, and naturally, made some suggestions along the way. Read the letter below, and meet the PLUSH Committee here! Continue Reading
At the PLUSH meeting on Tuesday, members heard a pragmatic look at where mass timber fits in Bellevue and an update from the City on evolving Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) policy, especially the proposed “supercharger” in Wilburton. Continue Reading
PLUSH Committee supports smart CAO fixes and urge data-driven buffers that protect habitat without stalling housing or TOD, with clear case studies before adoption. Continue Reading
For those of you normal folk who don’t speak in alphabet soup: The City of Bellevue’s Planning Commission is reassessing its Critical Areas Ordinance, with our crew submitting the following letter: Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability and Housing) Committee recently submitted the following letter to the Bellevue City Council regarding our support for Ordinance No. 6853, which would extend the life of certain building permit applications and issued permits. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use Sustainability and Housing) Committee recently submitted the following letter to the City’s Planning Commission regarding the update to the City’s critical areas ordinance. Read for yourself below! Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use Sustainability and Housing) Committee recently submitted the following letter to the City’s Planning Commission regarding Item 25-438, the Downtown Center Redesignation. The Committee appreciates the Commission’s decision to... Continue Reading
Our PLUSH Committee’s most recent letter to Bellevue’s Planning Commission related to their ongoing work on the Housing and Opportunity Market Affordability (HOMA) initiative. Take a look below! Continue Reading
In case you missed it: Amazon is pumping another $100 million into the City of Bellevue’s affordable housing scene! Announced at the groundbreaking for the Spring District’s Bridge Housing project, check out the full details at the press release linked here, and snippets from the 425... Continue Reading
The Chamber's PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability, and Housing) Committee just submitted their feedback to the City of Bellevue's Planning Commission regarding its ongoing affordable housing strategy. Read the letter below. Continue Reading
On November 5, the Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH Committee submitted a letter to the City’s Planning Commission regarding the ongoing Wilburton LUCA project. Read the letter below! Continue Reading
Our PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability, and Housing) Committee put their policy hats on this last month, as we received a briefing from the Association of Washington Business and our Committee chair, Jessie Clawson, on upcoming housing discussions across the state. Morgan Irwin,... Continue Reading
