He said the council voted to create Rapid Relief business grants to provide $500,000 to help keep businesses afloat, freeze utility rates for two years, and remove restrictions for low income seniors’ utility discounts. “Affordable housing and homeless sheltering are two separate issues with two separate solutions.”Īrmacost opened with discussing his time in Sequim as a family man, business owner, and as mayor during the Covid-19 pandemic. “We need to be more open minded about social justice and not demonize homeless people,” she said.
Armacost, a salon owner, did not address Downer or her comments during the forum.ĭowner continued to say that the city council is “elected to make evidence based decisions about our budget, city contract and what the citizens say they need” with this including jobs, housing and faster broadband.
