The Argus Foundation has written about affordable housing since we began to contribute to the Business Weekly columns. Frequently, we write to bring attention to the issue, or to chastise government for contributing to the problem. Not so today.

This year, the Sarasota County Commission has honored their priority to affordable housing by not proposing a millage rate increase or a new public service tax on our residents. That decision is a bold one that flies in the face of typical tax-and-spend governments who give into every plea for an amenity or heightened service.