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Residents debate 'affordable' wording, middle-school gaps and workforce housing in Oro Valley plan
Summary
Community members at an Oro Valley plan workshop urged staff to replace or clarify the word "affordable" with terms like "attainable" or "workforce," and highlighted concerns about middle-school capacity in the northern part of town.
As staff walked through draft housing goals for the 10-year plan, residents raised sustained concerns about the plan's language on affordability and the availability of schools for growing families.
Rosa (participant) said the word "affordable" can trigger assumptions about subsidized housing: "I think the comment... tends to trigger people in Oro Valley thinking that the housing is going to be Section 8 housing," she said, recommending…
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