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Damien Mavis <
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Subject:Item 5j on June 20 agenda
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Greetings—
I wanted to make a quick comment on item 5.j of the consent agenda “Pro-housing Designation Program
Application”. This seems like a great program with no downside. I was encouraged to see how well the city
scored. There are not a lot of qualifying jurisdictions in the state, and $33M of funds dispersed to the qualifying
jurisdictions is a great incentive. I am proud that our city qualified! I think anything the city can do to promote modest
sized and attainable housing choices is great. Perhaps if the city is lucky enough to receive some of next years grant
funds a focus on incentivizing the production of attainable housing would be a worthy goal. Unfortunately with building
and borrowing costs as high as they are the housing crisis looks like it will persist. Refocusing the building industry from
single family homes to more attainable housing options (duplex, townhomes, condo, cottage etc…) is needed.
Sincerely,
Damien Mavis
dmavis@covelop.net
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