The City of Pacific, Washington has retained Toyer Strategic Consulting (TSC) to complete an economic development project funded by the City and a grant from the Port of Seattle. Under the project scope TSC will identify, categorize and visit key employers within the community. A final consultant report and business retention and expansion (BRE) program […]
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Rhodora Annexation Hits 60% Milestone
On July 19th, the Lake Stevens City Council approved Resolution 2018-018, accepting the 60% petition for a 103-acre annexation known as the Rhodora Annexation. The approval sends the annexation forward to the State Boundary Review Board for a mandatory 45 day review. If during the 45 day review period no jurisdictions request the board invoke […]
Toyer Discusses Trestle’s Economic Challenges
The U.S. Highway 2 corridor between Everett, Washington and Lake Stevens, Washington is a big transportation issue that impacts the lives of many residents and businesses. The Lake Stevens community has started a #LetsFixTheTrestle movement to help highlight the need for investment in this critical infrastructure. In a recent interview, David Toyer, owner of Toyer […]
Toyer Supports #LetsFixTheTrestle
David Toyer, owner of Toyer Strategic, recently appeared in two videos that support a fix to the Trestle. The first video “Living with the Trestle” highlights the challenges and safety concerns faced by the residents and businesses of Lake Stevens who rely on the east-west U.S. 2 Trestle as the area’s main transportation corridor. The […]
The National Housing Problem
Availability, affordability, attainability . . . have a few things in common. First, they can be used to describe various elements of a supply demand model (e.g. if it is rarely available, it is rare it’s affordable). Second, they are key discussion points in housing debates that are growing in importance nationwide. Why? Fast growing […]