Tell County Officials: affordable housing is a higher priority than stadium upgrades

County Executive Dow Constantine has proposed that $180 million in public funds generated by the Hotel/Motel Tax over the next two decades be used to upgrade Safeco Field, the Mariners’ stadium. This same revenue could be directed instead towards affordable housing.

The Mariners are a private, for-profit business, with a new 25-year lease that will keep them at Safeco Field regardless of whether the county provides this subsidy. Meanwhile King County is in a severe affordable housing crisis, with unprecedented numbers of residents facing homelessness, housing insecurity, and displacement. Please use this form to send an email to County Councilmembers and Executive Constantine, urging that they prioritize people over stadiums!
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