PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by MacKenzie Fillow on City of Yes for Housing
3:53:45
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MacKenzie Fillow, a Brooklyn resident and homeowner, testified in favor of the City of Yes for Housing proposal. They emphasized the need for more housing in every neighborhood and argued that citywide upzoning is the fairest approach to address the housing crisis.
- Stressed that government should prioritize helping the poor and struggling, not just protecting the comfortable
- Identified housing cost as the biggest problem in the city
- Urged council members to use their power to address the housing crisis by supporting the proposal
MacKenzie Fillow
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Mackenzie Fellow, and I live in Brooklyn.
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I'm here to ask you to vote in favor of city of yes for housing.
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The mayor is wrong about almost everything, but he's right about this.
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We need to build more housing in every neighborhood.
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Upzoning in a piecemeal fashion is inadequate and lets the most politically connected neighborhoods opt out.
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Doing it city wide is the fairest way to get where we need to go.
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I am a homeowner homeowner.
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I will be fine no matter what you do, but government doesn't exist just to protect the comfortable and well off.
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You're supposed to help the poor to make life a little easier for those who are struggling.
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The biggest problem this city has is the cost of housing.
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You have the power to do something about it.
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Please do it.
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Thank you.
