Housing for Bellingham’s Post

Have you traveled down Cornwall at night recently? It’s heartwarming to see the Christmas trees and holiday decorations in the windows of the Millworks affordable housing apartments. ❤️ Earlier this year KING 5 covered a story on one of Millwork's new residents, Dorothy, after she and her granddaughters first moved in. Before Millworks Dorothy didn’t have hot water, she had a hose running to her sink and she’d boil water so she could do the dishes. (Watch the story by following the link). Currently, Bellingham needs approximately 860 new homes per year to meet the demand but between January and November 2024 City of Bellingham Issued Permit Activity shows 426 units permitted (not all of which are for housing). Mayor Lund’s Executive Order seeks to diversify housing supply, increase density, streamline permitting and incentivize the development of harder to build housing. Hopefully a year from now the continued efforts to increase Bellingham’s housing supply will result in a greater number of families in new homes getting ready to celebrate the holidays. Dorothy's Story: https://lnkd.in/gkrjR5WG 2024 Issued Permits: https://lnkd.in/gZHSuUm2 . . . #housingforbellingham #housingmarket #housingcrisis #bellinghamwa #whatcomcounty