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Hi, Greg and Heather, So this doesn't come as surprise. Jaime submitted a comment asking for more support for affordable housing and critical repairs. Audrey responded and I am in
agreement with her. I would add that the plan focuses on gaps and barriers not improvements in existing programs, otherwise we would have twenty more actions covering other HSP programs.
I went ahead and added some of what she asked for into the line in-line out of the plan for tonight (also attached). all for now, Viki
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From: Audrey Morford <audreymorford@gmail.com>
To: "Jamie Maciejewski"<director@habitatejc.org>
Cc: "vikis"<vikis@ecopraxis.org>
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:11:52 -0800
Subject: Re: Public Testimony
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Hi Jamie,
Thank you for sharing your input. I hope you would have felt free to share this input at an earlier stage in the planning process if it were possible. I agree completely with your first
point. The second I agree with in its spirit and aim, but the reality of serving folks who are primarily at less than 50% of AMI and facing significant barriers to even accessing a
rental lease precludes them from accessing the mortgage required for even affordable homeownership. Sections of the plan acknowledge and aim to address the housing instability of the
HSP workforce. I would love to see a plan for increasing the education around affordable homeownership for HSP and others that could drive your objectives under your proposal’s second
section.
Still, I support expanding support in the plan for this as an important part of the housing spectrum—and an essential pathway for lasting and meaningful movement out of poverty for
lower-income households. At the beginning of this process, we made the decision to include affordable housing as part of the plan, which is not a requirement of Commerce. We wanted,
however, for the plan to acknowledge the reality of the essential role of affordable housing (including homeownership) in the continuum and moving folks from homelessness to housing
stability. I have the utmost respect for your work, and I hope we can collaborate over the lifetime of the plan to bring its work to life in the community.
Looking forward to collaborating on how we can amend the plan to include your input moving forward and make it a meaningful, workable tool for progress.
Respectfully,
Audrey
On Dec 5, 2025, at 5:11 PM, Jamie Maciejewski <director@habitatejc.org <mailto:director@habitatejc.org> > wrote:
Hi Audrey and Viki,
I know you'll see this on Monday, but I wanted to give you both a heads up that I've submitted it for the hearing.
Thank you for your hard work. Please let me know if you have questions.
In partnership,
Jamie
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From: Jamie Maciejewski <director@habitatejc.org <mailto:director@habitatejc.org> >
Sent: Friday, December 5, 2025 5:09 PM
To: cityclerk@cityofpt.us <mailto:cityclerk@cityofpt.us> <cityclerk@cityofpt.us <mailto:cityclerk@cityofpt.us> >
Subject: Public Testimony
Hello,
This is for Monday's hearing on the 2025-2030 Jefferson County Homeless & Affordable Housing Services Plan.
Jamie Maciejewski
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County
P.O. Box 658 • Port Townsend, WA 98368
office: (360) 379-2827
director <mailto:genevieve@habitatejc.org> @habitatejc.org <mailto:genevieve@habitatejc.org> • habitatejc.org <http://www.habitatejc.org/>
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