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Town hall highlights deep split over Arlington's missing-middle housing and EHO program
Summary
Residents at the May 4 town hall sharply disagreed over the county's missing-middle (EHO) approach: some urged pausing approvals and preserving existing housing, others said EHO and midrise missing-middle supply are necessary to address affordability and demographic declines.
A central theme of Arlington County's May 4 town hall was housing: speakers lined up on both sides of the missing-middle/EHO debate, offering data points, anecdotes and policy prescriptions.
Opponents such as Joshua Handler and Barbara Taylor warned that current missing-middle outcomes do not deliver housing affordable to teachers, first responders or younger families. "The 4 EHO units that have sold or are under contract range in price from $1.2 to $1.6 million," Taylor said, arguing those homes…
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