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Public commenters urge reality checks on affordability and better outreach from Planning Department
Summary
Public commenters told commissioners to re‑examine past assumptions about downtown housing and retail viability, warned that many new units are second homes rather than workforce housing, and urged the department to improve outreach and make materials accessible beyond large PowerPoint downloads.
During two public‑comment periods, members of the public urged the Planning Department and commission to re‑examine long‑standing assumptions about downtown housing demand and to improve public outreach.
A long‑form public comment (Sue Hester) urged staff to check assumptions from the downtown plan developed 25–28 years earlier, noting that prior predictions…
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