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The Council extended Olympia’s public health emergency related to the shortage of affordable housing and approved 2026-2028 Inspire Olympia funding, including $2.06 million for 68 Impact Grant recipients, $2.4 million for 17 Comprehensive Grant recipients, and $390,000 for the CAPS program.
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The Council took action on housing, parks, infrastructure, and cultural funding. It extended the city’s public health emergency tied to the shortage of affordable housing, which keeps that issue formally active while the city works on solutions. It also approved several grant applications and road and flood-related projects, and it moved several code updates on park impact fees, traffic, building, subdivision, and development rules to a later vote. In cultural funding, the Council approved most recommendations and separately voted to fund the Bridge Music Project after discussing concerns about how recipients are chosen.
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