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Public commenters press Planning Commission on middle-income displacement, site designation and long-term affordability
Summary
Public comment at the April 5 Planning Commission meeting emphasized loss of middle-class and working residents, called for site designation in Eastern neighborhoods and Octavia, urged long-term public ownership models over short-term deed restrictions, and asked that PDR jobs be preserved alongside housing.
Following the Mayor’s Office of Housing briefing, the Planning Commission heard extensive public comment highlighting concerns that differ somewhat from the presentation’s emphasis on the lowest-income households.
Bernie Shoden argued that the middle class has been ‘‘left out’’ of current programs and proposed new funding mechanisms, such as selling development rights and using ground rents to create sustainable revenue streams for affordable housing and public–private urban corporations to stretch public dollars.
A representative identifying himself as Calvin Council of Community Housing Organization urged…
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