PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Clayton Sanford on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
12:45:17
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70 sec
Clayton Sanford, a resident of Hamilton Heights, expresses enthusiastic support for the City of Yes proposal, citing the severe housing shortage and its impact on people he knows. He specifically addresses the Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) provision and its potential impact on his community district.
- Emphasizes the need for increased housing capacity and affordable units in Manhattan's Community District 9
- Notes that only about 300 affordable units have been built in his district in the past decade
- Urges support for City of Yes in its "purest and fullest form"
Clayton Sanford
12:45:17
Good evening.
12:45:18
My name is Clayton, and I'm I'm a resident of Hamilton Heights.
12:45:21
I wanna thank everyone for taking the time to do this.
12:45:23
I'm an enthusiastic supporter of City of Yes, for all the reasons that have been mentioned ahead of now for most people in my age, just like, you who did we all know people who are living with their parents, who don't want to be people who who are living in smaller accommodations, and they are not living in the neighborhood or even the city that they want to be in.
12:45:42
And this housing shortage has enacted a huge toll on so many people, so many people who are near and dear to me.
12:45:48
I wanted to speak in particular about the universal DUAP provision in my district, which is community district 9, Manhattan.
12:45:59
We've built only at most about 300 affordable units in the past decade.
12:46:05
And, really, anything we have to increase the the capacity and to encourage people to build more units in general and more affordable units in particular would be critical.
12:46:16
So I'll keep it brief because it's so late, but thank you everyone for being here.
12:46:19
And please, I I urge everyone to support the city of yes in its purist and police form.
12:46:26
Thank you.
