Affordable Housing

Snooze.While we dealt with 190 items on the agenda last night, very few of them got any attention at all and we were done...

Three years ago, I attempted to make some changes to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (nice, they've changed history and removed my name entirely) to allow more use of the $4M that is in the fund. The Mayor opposed those changes. Michael Schumacher removed my name and introduced it last January and still, the changes went no where . . . until now, when the CDA again wants to bend the rules to get the money. $1M of the $4M to create no new units and make current housing less affordable.

The boys and I (I'm sorry, but its hard not to notice when there are 8 guys - counting the staff - and me...

So, the Gorman project is dead.No TIF generator for the TIF District . . . no users for Central Park . . . no...

No, I'm not talking about the residents who live there, I'm talking about the City of Madison. So, we're probably going to bid...

Sigh. I don't think I can sit through another meeting on Allied, but I have one today and there's one more tomorrow. ...

Ok - so what's the plan to help those who are on section 8 and had their portion of the rent raised in some...

The Mayor asked the Inclusionary Zoning Committee to come up with recommendations for the Inclusionary Zoning Program. Today, the committee will begin the...

So, the awaited report from staff will be discussed . . . you know, the one where the City says they can't do anything,...

. . . if we don't need the money for anything else . . .Under the Mayor's plan for affordable housing ($300,000 per year),...

I think not. But nice photoshop job David.The last three Blaska Blog's have some how made some reference to me and affordable housing...

Ugh . . .Ok, this is part of my demolition watch, which I hardly ever comment on, but . . . boarding houses and...