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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m voting for Clement, too. I’m mostly a Democrat, but sometimes I lean independent. MMH is really not a solidly Democratic proposal. It isn’t helping diversity or affordable housing, though the Board initially tried to sell it this way. It’s really about density. [/quote]

So you’d support MMH if the board required a certain percentage of MMH to be CAFs or sold to low income individuals? [/quote]

No, I will not support any MMH. It’s not good enough to throw a few token CAFs into what they say will only be 120 MMH properties or less per year. What does that equal? 12 units? The County Board has tried to sell this as helping minorities and affordable housing. It doesn’t. It literally helps people making a minimum of 100k a year. And we all know it takes more than a 100k to afford a million dollar triplex unit. While there is a good chance that it will contribute to gentrification. [/quote]

I’ve been following MMH and don’t recall the county selling it as affordable (ie low income) housing. This is a disingenuous argument as opponents don’t actually care about housing affordability. In fact they want the opposite and are protecting an investment. Should housing be primarily an investment or a house? [/quote]

I guess you haven’t been following MMH as closely as I have. The County Board absolutely tried selling it as affordable housing until it was revealed that this housing would range from 520,000 (for a 1 bedroom!) to 1.8 million. Here was the early spin from MMH Study: A Stakeholder’s Guide (page 1)

“Housing Arlington seeks to address housing affordability on many fronts to expand the supply of housing, broaden the types of housing available, and preserve or increase the supply of affordable housing units. There is no single solution that will tackle all of Arlington’s, or the region’s, housing affordability challenges.”

I believe they have changed the most recent language to “housing attainability?” I have no desire to have a 8 plex next to me that isn’t even helping anyone that needs help. I grew up outside of a major metropolitan area. My parents would have loved to live closer in and by the beach, but guess what? They couldn’t afford it. It’s not someone’s right to live in a close in neighborhood. Now if we are talking about housing for low income families - that adds to the community and diversity. MMH does none of this.[/quote]

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