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From:Thomas Brown <tbrownii@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, March 18, 2024 2:02 PM
To:Wiederkehr, Mike; Moore, Sarah; dre91732000@gmail.com; Berna, Scott; Bunch,
Sarah; Turk, Teresa; holly.hertzberg@fayetteville-ar.go; Stafford, Bob
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:Adopt a Housing Resolution
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Council Members
I support the Adoption of a combined Housing Resolution that recognizes the
nature of the housing challenges facing Fayetteville and the need to undertake
specific actions including:
Adopting all the Actions identified in the Berna, Bunch, Turk, Hertzberg
and Wiederkehr Resolution version.
Adopting all the Actions identified in the Moore, Stafford and Jones Resolution version.
Implementing the Growth Concept Map to selectively increase housing density, improve transit
readiness and improve housing affordability (H+T).
Developing and maintaining key performance metrics that will help guide and evaluate future
actions.
Developing of a community education campaign to address the issue of affordability such as; the
loss of existing affordable housing, rising utility and transportation costs, and the need to
maintain affordability as a part of Fayetteville’s quality of life.
Creating affordable housing projects on publicly-owned land and develop partnerships with
developers to provide flexible, affordable work space and housing.
Creating a “real-time” database of available affordable housing units, services, resources, and
incentives to strengthen the process of connecting qualified buyers and renters with affordable
housing to comprehensively lower monthly household expenses.
I hope the you will not allow the effort to craft a final Housing Resolution become combative.
All the Actions identified in both resolution versions need to be adopted and implemented.
Thomas Brown
479-387-8557
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