Housing is a matter of great concern to the Spokane Area League, The League of Women Voters of Washington (LWVWA) and the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS). Nationally LWVUS affirms the belief that “the federal government shares with other levels of government the responsibility to provide equality of opportunity for education, employment and housing”
A. Housing (1969, 1970)
1. Support for a minimum maintenance housing code for the city, which will
a. help to prevent further deterioration and
b. make possible a wide variety of solutionsto current housing problems.
2. Support for the establishment of a basic information center to serve all groups and persons concerned with housing.
3. Support for those housing programs within Spokane County which substantially satisfy the following criteria:
a. Are the program goals clearly stated?
b. Is the program primarily intended to serve at least one of the groups known to be in need?
c. Is the program part of a comprehensive overall plan or does it lend itself to comprehensive planning?
d. Is the program flexible? Can it be adjusted to meet individual needs?
e. Does the program contribute to a substantial increase in the supply of standard housing of low and moderate cost?
f. Does the program involve local residents in the planning and policy making, including representatives of the people to be served?
g. Does the program encourage fiscal responsibility by the recipient?
h. If the program involves displacement, is an adequate plan for relocation included?
i. Does the program contain provisions for objective, periodic evaluation? (1969)
4. Support for a Housing Authority in Spokane County. (1970)
