Marlene and Richard Stanley moved into their home 44 years ago — a yellow manufactured house with a lush garden. Over the years, they invested…
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Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver
By The Citizen on October 15, 2024
As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including…
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity completes the last two homes at affordable housing community Johnson Village
By The Citizen on October 14, 2024
Two families will soon open the doors to their new homes at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community created by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read…
Clark County saw slight drop in homeless population in 2023, says Council for the Homeless
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first…
Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read more… Source: The…
Should Vancouver fix the air quality issues in Fruit Valley before adding more housing?
By The Citizen on October 5, 2024
Lewis Record, 80, remembers the whisper of swaying branches and crisp scent of the air as he picked prunes in Fruit Valley in the 1950s.…
Former ‘eyesore’ Smith Tower is getting it’s first major interior and exterior renovation in decades
By The Citizen on October 5, 2024
Smith Tower Apartments goes by many names: Vancouver’s beer can. The Capitol Records Tower of Vancouver. Mid-Columbia Manor. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver City Council OKs $900K loan, tax breaks for developer to remodel building for mixed-income housing
By The Citizen on September 18, 2024
The Vancouver City Council on Monday night approved a loan of up to $900,000 and a multifamily tax exemption to rehabilitate student housing called Village…
Vancouver City Council boosts affordable housing supply
By The Citizen on September 11, 2024
The Vancouver City Council passed an emergency interim ordinance Monday night that clears the way for more accessory dwelling units, duplexes, cottage clusters and small-lot…
Can Housing First work in the face of Clark county’s fentanyl crisis? Residents say apartments are rife with drug use and crime
By The Citizen on August 24, 2024
Heidi Leonard lives at The Pacific apartments, but some days, the 51-year-old wishes she were still homeless. Read more… Source: The Columbian