Lesson #7: Counter fears and bad information with facts.
So, I thought I would try to look at some more facts about inclusionary zoning . . . I was looking for a data source that I could use. I decided to look at the applications/letters of intent of recent developments that we approved to try to find some hard numbers to show to what extent we “make developers whole”. After all, the application/letter of intent requires the developers to provide information about “the sale or rental price range for dwelling units” and it should be a good source of data, right?
However, I noticed something funny . . . . . . apparently we’ve been accepting incomplete applications – something I probably should have noticed before now. The information I was looking for is routinely left off the letter of intent. Funny thing is, the letter of intent required alot of additional information and most of that appears to be present . . . but no information about the sales and rental prices of the units . . . . hmmmmmmm . . . .I wonder why . . . .
