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Council splits over Frosty Morn project, affordable housing and reallocating capital debt
Summary
A proposed amendment to close the Frosty Morn project and transfer the property to a land bank for affordable senior housing passed after debate; a substitute that would have redirected funds to fire equipment and a public safety complex failed. Council members raised debt capacity and staffing concerns for public safety facilities.
Councilman McLaughlin proposed and won an amendment to unfund and close the Frosty Morn capital project and to transfer the property to a land‑bank or trust to support privately built, affordable senior housing; the amendment passed 7‑5.
The proposal surfaced during debate on the fiscal 2025‑26 governmental funds budget (Ordinance 97). McLaughlin told the council the site is on a bus line and has access to local amenities, and he said transferring the property to Neighborhood and Community Services’ land‑banking process could spur affordable housing development. Michelle Austin, director of Neighborhood and Community Services, said the department supports acquiring land for affordable housing but that formal land‑bank or community land trust structures are still under study.
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