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Candidates flag housing shortage and local farm access as voter concerns
Summary
Candidates said housing affordability is a regional problem; Lori Hill suggested senior housing to free larger homes and raised constituent concern about development on nearby farms, while Dan Jaworski described access constraints and a landowner's intent not to sell.
On housing affordability, candidates uniformly said the issue exceeds what a single city council can fix. Lori Hill said many people want to stay in Highland Village, and proposed exploring active‑senior housing to open larger single‑family homes for younger families. "If we had a way to make an active senior... community... that would open up those houses for the young people," Hill said.
Dan Jaworski described supply‑and‑demand pressures and cited appraisal practices as part of the problem, while warning that outside cash purchasers have driven up prices. He also discussed the specific triangle/triangle‑farm properties mentioned by another candidate, noting access problems and a landowner who "has made it very clear he's not selling his property until after he's gone." Candidates did not propose concrete zoning changes during the forum.
