Shovel Ready; capital Budget JUST IN TIME?

RantWoman presents a moment from her meeting diet plus Twitter. RantWoman was a t a meeting on January 10 where the presenter from @WLIHA spoke of the need for the WA state Legislature to pass the capital budget left over from the end of last year's marathon legislative session. There was a campaign about #shovelready schools and #fairhousing projects all over the state. The campaign also included the point that money from the capital budget would, among other things, add resources to the Housing Trust fund. The money in the housing trust fund would serve as match for federal housing tax credits due to expire this week, on January 17.

As indicated by the tweet below, the capital budget passed January 18. RantWoman has not figured out for sure but is very hopeful that this is in time to use the tax credits.




Meeting doodle for all the
#shovelready projects depending
on the WA capital budget

WA Housing Alliance‏ @WLIHA Jan 18

#ADVOCACYWORKS! Thanks to the tireless efforts of our advocates, and especially @RAPWashington, tonight we can say there is finally a Capital Budget, and it includes $106.7 million for the Housing Trust Fund! #waleg #wahomes #housingjustice