State kicks in $26.6 million for housing

OLYMPIA — Twenty-two affordable housing projects in Washington, including two in Central Washington, will be getting an extra boost thanks to supplemental funding by the state Department of Commerce, according to a press release from the department. The $26.6 million investment comes from the state Housing Trust Fund and will bridge the gap created by steep increases in construction costs and help support developers in maintaining a needed pipeline of affordable housing units, the release said. The projects in Central Washington that will benefit are Yakima Housing, which will receive $119,000 for 54 Fruitvale Housing units in Yakima, and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation in White Salmon, which will receive $1.4 million for 9 White Salmon Assisted Living units...