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Residents urge caution on housing policy, appeal fee and SB 79; referendum signatures circulated
Summary
Public commenters told council that building alone won't solve affordable-housing concerns, urged lowering appeal fees and warned about SB 79's potential to shift local approvals. A resident reported collecting signatures for a referendum on the general plan update.
Several residents used the public-comment period to raise concerns about housing policy, the city's appeal fee and proposed state legislation.
Jim Blickenstaff told the council that "building more houses does not solve" the affordable housing crisis and argued that subsidized housing is the primary need. He urged council to consider the mix of housing types rather…
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