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Resident questions ‘affordable housing’ definition, warns against single‑officer zoning approvals
Summary
A resident told the council that Carmel development and proposed zoning changes risk altering neighborhood character and urged broader hearings rather than decisions by a single hearing officer.
Bruce Shire, a Carmel resident, told the Common Council he was concerned about the city’s approach to housing affordability and zoning in development plans that affect neighborhoods near the Meridian Corridor.
“I wanted to know is what is the definition of affordable housing?” Shire said. He said in his view affordable single‑family housing would cost “somewhere between $150,000 and $200,000,” which he said would let…
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