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Urban Politics #259
By City Councilmember Nick Licata
MULTI-FAMILY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM
The Mayor has recently proposed changes to an important affordable housing program that would greatly undermine its effectiveness. This program, the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) has helped produce 763 units of long-term, low-income housing since 2004. Under the new proposal, this program will 1) subsidize private developers to build units at essentially market rents, 2) expand the program to build units in neighborhoods that have already met growth targets and 3) raise rents and taxes for the rest of us to pay for it.
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Civic activity and Community involvement are two key components to Councilmember Licata’s history of
involvement in Seattle politics that dates back to 1975.
Nick has been instrumental in founding organizations and publications such as The Civic Foundation, the Seattle Sun
newspaper and the People’s Yellow pages to help provide people with access to community organizations, social service
agencies, and political groups as well as promoting neighborhood involvement in the City’s political process.
Councilmember Licata is excited to be the Chair of the Culture, Civil Rights, Health & Personnel; Labor Policy; and Pedestrian Safety Committees and
working with his colleagues to help keep Seattle a vibrant and livable city.
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Member of the Council since: 1998
Current Term: 2006-2009
Committees:
Chair: Culture, Civil Rights, Health & Personnel; and
Labor Policy
Co-Chair: Pedestrian Safety
Vice-Chair: Finance & Budget and
Budget
Member: Public Safety, Human Services & Education
Alternate: Housing & Economic Development
Staff:
Newell Aldrich, Lisa Herbold, and Frank Video
Issues of Interest:
Transparency in government decision-making, Fair distribution of public resources to our diverse communities, Investing our public resources as efficiently and effectively as possible
Organizational Affiliations:
Democratic Party, ACLU, Sierra Club, 911 Media Arts Center, Washington Environmental Council, NOW, National League of Cities
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