Voters have two choices to make to determine the future of Seattle's newest housing plan, starting with whether it should be funded. Ballots went out last week.

Seattle voters are faced with competing ballot measures as they decide whether to raise taxes on businesses to pay for public housing projects. Why it matters: The Feb. 11 special election will determine how much money will go toward the city's new social housing developer,

Voters are being asked to choose between two measures. One, a new tax, would raise an estimated $52 million a year in perpetuity. The other would earmark $10 million a year for five years.