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County Council candidates in Snohomish are taking notice of the housing market insanity<\/a> and (of course) attempting to gain votes based on their position on the matter.<\/p>\n

The hot real estate market and its expensive “starter castles” are a key hurdle for the homeless, first-time home buyers and senior citizens, several Snohomish County Council candidates agreed Thursday at a forum on housing.<\/p>\n

But should the county jump-start the condo market or roll back property taxes? Candidates diverged on what the next step should be to make housing more affordable in the county.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I think it’s a good thing for public officials to take notice of the continually growing problem, I don’t really think that a county council is really in a position to reign in the madness. Also, I’m not so sure about that assertion regarding the homeless—are the only choices home ownership or going homeless?<\/p>\n

I give them credit for keeping the issue in the public awareness, but I sense that it’s all just a bunch of talk. How unlike politicians.<\/p>\n

(Jeff Switzer, Everett Herald<\/a>, 10.07.2005<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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