King County Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda and Rod Dembowski on Wednesday partnered on amendments to King County school impact fees legislation passed Tuesday to support multi-family housing and starter homes.

Impact fees are state-authorized charges many jurisdictions in Washington impose on new residential development, with the funds (collected by King County here) used by school districts to pay for capital projects like the construction of new school buildings.

With construction costs soaring, housing production is already lagging across the region.

Joe Mizrahi, Seattle School Board member stated:

“There is a direct impact between affordable housing and school enrollment, and when families are pushed out of our region by the lack of affordable homes, school enrollment fall

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