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Commission hears linkage-fee introduction and residents press for stronger affordable-housing action
Summary
Staff introduced an ordinance to establish an affordable housing linkage fee and the Florida Housing Coalition presented options; residents and faith-based organizers urged larger fees and raised complaints about a local affordable complex, prompting staff to promise follow-up.
The Daytona Beach Commission received a first-reading ordinance on Feb. 19 proposing an affordable-housing linkage fee to seed a local trust fund and heard public testimony urging higher fee levels and stronger enforcement of existing affordable-housing agreements.
Ken Thomas, director of Redevelopment, introduced the item and said staff partnered with the Florida Housing Coalition to design implementation steps for a linkage-fee-funded housing trust. The Florida Housing Coalition’s representative (name in transcript: Nesbitt) told the commission the linkage fee would provide predictable recurring revenue for a trust fund and reviewed supplemental funding options…
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