This is a place for news and discussions about affordable housing, i.e. housing affordable to lower income households and people with special housing needs like farmworkers, seniors, persons with disabilities and those who are homeless. It's sponsored by the Housing Advocacy Group ("HAG"), which has been promoting affordable housing in the North Bay for the past decade.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Santa Rosa Rejects Affordable Housing
The Santa Rosa City Council overturned the Planning Commission's approval of the EIR for the Elnoka affordable housing project on Tuesday (3/29/11). This well-designed project would provide 41 units of much-needed lower income housing and 20 or more units of moderate income housing. The Housing Advocacy Group urged the Council to reject the appeal by an association representing a neighboring single-family seniors development. The Association complained that the project would block their views, and create bothersome noises from families living next door. Click here for a news article about the public hearing. The site was listed in the city's general plan is available for higher density multifamily housing as a result of a lawsuit settlement agreement between HAG and the City in 2002. We're looking into ways we can make the city abide by there agreement. Stay tuned.
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