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The thing is, the county has the MPDU program so if you build a development, you _must_ set aside some (10-15%) of units for affordable housing. The developers are doing that -- they are required to. It seems like a reasonable solution, or are you saying they should up that percentage?

My issue is all the development we see is only residential. You need a mix. Offices are great, because they pay taxes, provide jobs, and don't use many services (the office building doesn't have kids in school). I guess the saying the county is anti-business is holding true as most of the companies seem to be setting up shop in NoVa not MoCo. Then the office parks are getting converted to residential.[/quote]

You want the developers to build new office space that there's no demand for?

The MPDU program is good, as far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far. It's only for new development, and it's still too expensive for people who are very poor. There need to be more programs than just solely the MPDU program.[/quote]

There is Section 8 at the federal level for the very poor. Then in terms of MPDU, here's a list of all 71 MPDU retnal buildings in the county: https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/dhca-mpdu/Rental/List

The reason developers aren't building office space is the county is anti-business and no one wants to lease it. Why don't developers in NoVa have this problem?[b] How many existing office parks are being converted to housing over there?
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Lots, evidently: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicaffairs/new-fairfax-county-policy-helps-empty-offices-suburban-neighborhoods-convert-new-uses[/quote]

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