by Christine Robinson | May 15, 2021 | News
The American Rescue Plan is about to send a remarkable influx of federal dollars into local governments. The US Department of Treasury came out with guidance this week for $110.7 billion headed to county and city governments around the country. This is a pivotal...
by Christine Robinson | Apr 17, 2021 | News
“When President Joe Biden was candidate Joe Biden, he was very clear on his position on affordable housing. Local and state regulations were an affordable housing problem that also led to other problems in climate change and transportation. No one should be...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 20, 2021 | News
“Now, today, we are finding shortfalls for sudden unprioritized issues in some governments because they failed to budget and plan. Some governments are seeking more revenue sources for items or issues they never identified as a budget priority nor directed staff...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 20, 2021 | News
“According to the community movement Strong Towns, the first of the five immutable laws of affordable housing is that ‘developers don’t pay the costs of construction: tenants and buyers do.'” “What this means is that fees don’t just magically...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 25, 2021 | News
Sarasota County has taken some important actions to try to make a dent in the affordable housing problem. It has been aggressive, using data and proven techniques which try not to fight the market with requirements and regulations, a method that failed miserably and...
