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Council Member Hudson emphasizes importance of affordable housing on public land
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Council Member Crystal Hudson opens by emphasizing affordable housing as a top priority for the neighborhood, shared by herself and Council Member Osse. She focuses on the potential of city-sponsored development of affordable housing on public land.
- Hudson highlights the identification of numerous city-owned sites, including school parking lots, for potential redevelopment.
- She expresses concern that the administration is only committing to developing three public sites with less than 400 units in total.
- Hudson references Mayor's Executive Order 43, which demands city agencies help address the housing crisis by identifying city-owned sites for affordable development.
Crystal Hudson
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Thank you so much.
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As the chair noted with his earlier question, affordable housing is a top priority for the neighborhood and one that council member Osei and I both share.
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City sponsored development of affordable housing on public land is the key tool we have to increase the amount of affordable housing in this plan.
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The council and community stakeholders, including CB eight, have identified numerous city owned sites, such as school parking lots, that could be ideal for redevelopment with both affordable housing and expanded city services like school space.
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Yet right now, the administration is only committing to develop to committing to affordable development on three public sites with less than 400 units in total.
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These commitments are lacking despite the mayor's recent executive order 43 demanding that city agencies help address the housing crisis and review their properties to identify city owned sites for affordable re for affordable development.