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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who supported this, how did you reconcile the mismatch between the stated aims of the bill and what the bill actually does?

The bill defines workforce housing as affordable to people making 120 percent AMI, and its sponsors said the bill was designed to help nurses, firefighters, police officers, teachers, and other public servants have affordable places to live. Currently, 120 percent of AMI equals an annual income of nearly $130k for a single-person household. That translates to rent of about $3,200 a month, which is well above the county’s average rent of about $2,300 a month and right around the average rent for a 2BR apartment.

An MCPS teacher with a masters degree and 25 years of experience tops out at $127k a year. The median salary for a nurse if $85k a year. Firefighters top out around $104k a year. A police officer with five years of experience makes $83k a year. Most county employees will never reach $130k a year. [/quote]

That imaginary MCPS teacher would only be paid that much if they were stuck in McPS for 25 years. McPS caps external candidates at year 13. So it’s more likely that a teacher with that much experience is making about $90k. If they had been stuck in MCPS for 25 years, they’ve already figured out a housing solution within their budget and only have 5 years left of a crappy commute. Dense housing isn’t going to lure them back to MoCo[/quote]

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