SEQUIM – After much lamenting among city leaders about a lack of affordable rentals here, a large lower-rent apartment complex is at last making its way through the city approval process.
The Elk Creek Apartments, 138 units for low- and moderate-income occupants, are proposed for the corner of East Washington Street and South Rhodefer Road, next to the Ramada Inn.
The Sequim City Council plans a public hearing on the Elk Creek site plan during its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
The Planning Commission last week unanimously recommended the apartment complex, which will have one- and two-bedroom units encircling a grass courtyard, according to Everett-based architect Charles Morgan.
This is the first complex of its kind in Sequim, said Joe Irvin, the city’s assistant planner.
It’s affordable housing with amenities, Morgan said.
