Housing, affordability, community development. @habitatdcnova, @nvaha1 board. Opinions are mine, etc. "The world needs apartment buildings." - Ron Swanson
Arlington, VA
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In perhaps the first proportional #RCV primary election in US history, @maureencoffeyva vaults from 3rd place to victory thanks mostly to backup votes from fellow pro-housing candidate @JDforArlington. Slow-growther @Susan4Arlington gets the 2nd seat. A few observations here
After many long years, I’m excited and thankful that Arlington passed missing middle. Appreciate all of the work of local advocates, the diligence and thorough work of county staff, and the board’s ability to follow the evidence AND make the moral case….
There’s a lot to sort thru, but those of us who make this our day jobs should be energized to work even harder to prove the best case scenario for missing middle - that this can be a platform to make housing more attainable for more people…
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Habitat DC-NOVA supports passage of the missing middle ordinance. We believe this will expand housing choice, including opportunities for homeownership. Our comment letter provides more details and recommendations for action.
The Arlington Planning Commission will meet tonight to discuss an ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO) for Expanded Housing Option Development. Read our full comment (ow.ly/bBeH50N9UsS) & for a link to view the meeting.
Michael Spotts retweeted
The Arlington Planning Commission will meet tonight to discuss an ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO) for Expanded Housing Option Development. Read our full comment (ow.ly/bBeH50N9UsS) & for a link to view the meeting.
Michael Spotts retweeted
Counterpoint: Yes it is.
Just had someone yell at my wife and I in front of our 3 year old because of our pro MMH sign. Called us both libertarian and neo-Marxist. Compared a duplex to a tannery. Closed with “if you want to be around lots of poor people, move to Calcutta asshole.”
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My first place in Arlington (almost 17 years ago) was also a basement apartment. No clue whether or not it was legal. The elderly owner (who lived upstairs) rented out my 1br apartment and a room upstairs.
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As for me, here I am nearly 2 decades later. I left briefly and came back. I’ll always consider PA home, but Arlington has now become home, too.
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In reality, during the 2020 campaign DJT made it a campaign plank to “save the suburbs,” and publicly campaigned on a maintain single family/no MMH platform
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Some professional news: After 5 great years building @nbhdfundllc & more than 16 years working on housing/community development research and policy, I'm going to be taking on a new challenge. Starting next week, I'm joining the @HabitatDCNOVA real estate development team.
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I've had the good fortune of engaging with Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the past in a variety of capacities, so I'm thrilled to be able to join such an impactful organization. I'm also excited to get to work on building affordable housing in our region.
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