Issue Advocacy

Homing In

Homing In focuses on housing, land use and growth management issues in King and Snohomish counties. Contributors include the government affairs team and leaders of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. Public Affairs Director Allison Butcher is the editor.

Lovick Meets Association Members

By Mike Pattison, North Snohomish County Manager– May 16, 2013
On Wednesday, May 15, Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick met with about 30 members of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) in Mill Creek.

Proponents Weigh In on Microhousing

By Garrett Huffman, South King & Seattle Manager – May 9, 2013
Master Builders Association Past President Jim Potter, of Kauri Investments, and former Association board member Robert Pantley, of Natural and Built Environments, LLC, provided a presentation on microhousing market perspectives to the Seattle City Council’s Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill last Monday, May 6.  At first, the event drew more media than attendees, but more than 100 neighborhood activists eventually packed the room, demanding a moratorium on all microhousing projects in the city.

Issue Tracker

Our Government Affairs department is actively involved in many regulation changes and code updates that have a direct impact on the housing industry. This chart highlights the issues our department is currently working on throughout King and Snohomish Counties. If you would like more information or want to get involved with any of these projects, please contact our Government Affairs staff.

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