April 1: Snohomish County Commissioners receive a petition signed by 278 citizens calling for the creation of a public housing authority. In response, the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the creation of the Housing Authority of Snohomish County as an independent public corporation, under the State of Washington Housing Authorities Law
May 6: HASCO is incorporated and enters into a contract with Washington Housing Services
November 4: First contract with HUD is approved; provides funds to lease 75 units of housing
Housing voucher program is run by King County Housing Authority
1973
Leased housing program is expanded to 200 units
1977
Leasing housing program is further expanded to 300 units
1978
Snohomish County Board of Commissions asks a consultant to analyze ways HASCO can expand its services beyond the leased housing program. The consultant recommends that HASCO be considered for receipt of CDBG funds
Housing voucher program no longer run by King County Housing Authority
December 12: Hires first employee, Executive Director Stephen Holt, using Snohomish County CDBG funds
1980
August: In conjunction with Snohomish County, begins administration of the Snohomish County Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, to provide low-interest and deferred loans to eligible County citizens outside Everett city limits for home repairs
1982
Begins working with Snohomish Senior Services on the Minor Home Repair Program, to assist the County’s low-income seniors with home repairs
1984
Forms a partnership with Everett Housing Authority and Snohomish County Human Services Department to form Project Self-Sufficiency, which helps low-income families become self-sufficient
Purchases 4 single-family homes in the Historic District of Snohomish built prior to 1890, part of Soap Suds Row, for the purpose of restoring them and using them as low-income elderly housing, with tenants paying $160/month in rent
1985
Awarded 100 Project Self-Sufficiency program housing vouchers in a national competition
Begins admitting participants to the Project Self-Sufficiency program
Receives Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Award for Soap Suds Row
Launches Rental Rehabilitation program, which provides funds for investor/owners to upgrade rental housing
1986
Awarded 50 additional Project Self-Sufficiency vouchers in a national competition
Working with Counterpoint Mental Health Service, constructs Aurora House
1987
Awarded 40 additional Project Self-Sufficiency vouchers in the HUD Region X Competition
1988
Receives National Recognition Program for Urban Development Excellence Certificate of National Merit for Soap Suds Row
1990
Awarded 40 additional Project Self-Sufficiency certificates in a national competition
1991
Begins development of Center House Apartments, a 44-unit building in south Snohomish County
Snohomish County Project Self-Sufficiency receives achievement awards for excellence in service delivery from the National Association of Counties, and a HUD Sustained Performance Award
Receives 28 certificates for Project Self-Sufficiency from HUD through the community-based initiative Operation Bootstrap
1992
Initiates a first-time homebuyer program with the construction of 4 homes in Arlington
Purchases Craigmont, a 36 unit USDA Rural Development complex for seniors and disabled persons in Lake Stevens.
1993
Moves beyond its original mission of serving very low-income families and begins to purchase and renovate existing multi-family complexes for low-income working families
May: Purchases Raintree Village Apartments, a 112-unit building in south Snohomish County
December: Purchases Valley Commons Apartments, a 51-unit building in Marysville
1994
Purchases Thomas Place (formerly Thomas Lake Mobile Home Park), with support from the State and County, to preserve it as a manufactured home community
Develops Bristol Square, a 96 unit family complex in Lynnwood, with Low Income Housing Tax Credits
1995
Purchases and rehabilitates Whispering Pines, a rundown 240-unit 1960s apartment building in Lynnwood
1996
Purchases office space, using rental income from leasing another part of the building to pay debt service
May: Forms Rural Development Division after acquisition of six complexes of USDA 515 Rural Rental housing in north Snohomish County
1997
Purchases Westwood Crossing, a 133 unit complex for low income families in Marysville
1998
Original Commission Vice Chair Leo Gese appointed Commissioner Emeritus
1999
Receives a NAHRO Award of Merit for Program Innovation in Affordable Housing for the Thomas Place Manufactured Home Community
Receives a NAHRO award for Program Innovation in Resident and Client Services for the Rental Assistance Program for Working Families
Acquires Millwood Estates, a 300-unit building near Martha Lake
November: Purchases two 24-unit buildings: Woodlake Manor in Snohomish, which is targeted for seniors and the disabled, and the Fairview Apartments in Monroe, intended for families
Receives $525,000 the Sound Families grant program to provide 21 units of housing to single parent homeless families at the Fairview and East Terrace buildings, with Pathways for Women YWCA partnering to provide services
2000
January: Begins its Welfare-To-Work program in partnership with Everett Housing Authority and 13 service-partner agencies after being awarded 700 program vouchers
2001
HASCO celebrates its 30th anniversary on May 6, 2001
Acquires Edmonds Highlands, a 120-unit building in Edmonds
Awarded $330,000 from Sound Families to provide 12 units of transitional housing for women and children at Edmonds Highlands, with Pathways for Women YWCA partnering to provide services
2003
Receives a NAHRO award for Program Innovation in Affordable Housing for Markland Woods Affordable Condominiums
Receives a NAHRO award for Program Innovation in Affordable Housing for Project Based Vouchers Supporting Sound Families
December: Purchases Ebey Arms Apartments, a 54-unit building in Marysville
2005
Receives $175,000 from Sound Families toward rehabilitation of Autumn Leaf, which provides transitional housing to homeless families; partner Catholic Community Services of Western Washington provides services
September: Acquires the Autumn Chase Apartments, a 120-unit complex near Bothell
2006
May: Purchases Olympic View and Sound View, two adjacent buildings in Edmonds comprising 86 total units, to preserve as housing for low-income senior citizens
2007
Receives a NAHRO Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development for Kokanee Creek, an affordable mixed-income condominium community located in south Everett
May: Acquires Kingsbury East and The Squire Mobile Home Parks in Lynnwood, preventing the land from being redeveloped and allowing current senior citizen residents to remain
Creates the Manufactured Home Replacement Program, buying back old, unsafe mobile homes and replacing them with new Energy Star rated manufactured homes. Partners Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) and HomeSight offer low interest loans and downpayment assistance to low income homebuyers
Receives 40 Ending Homelessness Vouchers from Snohomish County to provide housing for homeless families
2008
Completes construction of new Sound Families units for homeless families at Fairview and East Terrace
Completed rehab of Olympic View and Sound View senior apartment complexes
2009
Completes rehab of Kingsbury East and The Squire, renaming them Alpine Ridge East and South
Receives 35 VASH vouchers from HUD to provide housing to homeless veterans
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