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State Rep. Calvin Roberts outlines housing infrastructure fund and other bills in Draper update
Summary
State Representative Calvin Roberts told Draper council he is championing a housing infrastructure financing bill to help cities fund regional infrastructure tied to housing projects, described efforts to entitle state land for development, and said one gas tax proposal would seek a 50% cut but is revenue-neutral to transportation funding.
State Representative Calvin Roberts, introduced to the Draper City Council as the city’s newly elected representative and chair of the Commission on Housing Affordability, briefed the council on several bills he is sponsoring.
Roberts framed one major proposal as an infrastructure financing mechanism to partner the state with cities to "unlock more housing supply," offering below-market loans for large regional items such as water-treatment facilities and tanks that otherwise make entitled projects financially infeasible. "We're working really hard on a bill that would make available a…
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