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Caylin Jordan Feb 12 2024 at 1:20PM on page 4

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Overall, I believe this is a great initiative to support. My question is are there stakeholders that can advocate for the abandon row houses throughout Baltimore City being used for affordable housing? If not why? This project would benefit from having a stakeholder who would be able to fund row home affordable housing.
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Janelle Cousino Feb 9 2024 at 4:09PM on page 2

smart proposal
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Deborah Mason Feb 8 2024 at 9:31PM on page 4

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Define "exclusionary zoning." Is this a reference to "upzoning" to allow single family housing to be converted to multi-family use as a matter of right? If so, how is this policy consistent with the goals of retaining legacy residents and encouraging home ownership set out in other parts of the plan? There are strong links between upzoning and gentrification, but few if any links to creating affordable housing. Additionally, state law would protect historically white neighborhoods such as Roland Park and Homeland from upzoning, while making historically Black neighborhoods such as Gwynn Falls and Harlem Park vulnerable to out-of-town speculators and absentee landlords. Finally, the ability of Black families to accumulate generational wealth would be greatly diminished--an inequitable irony, given the goal of creating equitable development as outlined in the chapter on Equitable Development.
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Alex Hoffman Feb 8 2024 at 4:12PM on page 3

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Federal funds come with complex compliance requirements (Davis Bacon Wage, Section 3 Local Hiring, Federal Procurement Rules, rigorous annual affordability compliance monitoring) that can be burdensome for smaller projects that are not otherwise subject to them. This issue could be avoided by funding small projects with non-federal sources and targeting HOME funds to projects with other federal funds and large enough awards to defray these costs.
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Alex Hoffman Feb 8 2024 at 4:04PM on page 3

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Do we want to be using affordable housing to increase property taxes? Or do we want to create a predictable PILOT system to incentivize the development of more affordable housing and help stretch the AHTF and other sources further? I would argue that a goal of property tax generation undermines the primary policy goal to provide quality affordable housing and should be eliminated.
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Alex Hoffman Feb 8 2024 at 3:58PM on page 1

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It might be useful to distinguish between voucher units (where renters are truly only paying 30% of their income) and LIHTC units without vouchers (where the rent is 30% of the income for the targeted AMI, but could serve someone with a lower income). Even affordable housing can result in income-burdened renters until very low income renters also benefit from a voucher.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 2:06PM on page 4

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Find ways to offset the increase of property taxes to historic/legacy homeowners when development begins.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 2:04PM on page 4

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Not just immigrant house sharing, also immigrant access to the full infrastructure of grants, loans, permits, and support to build, maintain, and own their own housing.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 2:02PM on page 4

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"Create affordable housing communities," sounds good for those that already live there and want to buy more family homes in the community.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 2:00PM on page 3

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Attach tax breaks to the property, not the person.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 1:59PM on page 3

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Who? The person renovating the property or just adjacent properties to make the renovation look better at sale?
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 10:32AM on page 3

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Provide webinars and training, etc. on topics such as transfer of deeds and titles, estate planning, and finance training for current residents to prevent displacement, specially of legacy homeowners.
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 10:22AM on page 3

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Develop a city-backed lending authority to offer lower interest rates for affordable housing and homeownership (like they do in Montgomery County).
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 10:20AM on page 3

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Are land trust models that don't allow for equity the best benefit for first-generation homeowners?
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Public on 01/24/24 Feb 7 2024 at 10:19AM on page 3

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Evaluate success of existing tax credits in increasing owner occupancy.
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Ms Angela Feb 6 2024 at 6:04PM on page 2

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Depending on demographics in parts of the City SRO's can be very effective. The cost of existing, is rising faster than most peoples income can manage for housing. Are SRO's of course more accommodating than prior ones, a possibilty?
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Ms. Randy Wagner Jan 31 2024 at 8:31PM on page 4

Create mixed income developments so as not to isolate affordable homes from amenities that market rate homes enjoy. Create affordable home projects that have quality of life in mind including ample trees and green spaces as well as pedestrian access to transit and civic and commercial needs. Create communities that will be supportive of families.
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Shane Jan 31 2024 at 2:47PM on page 3

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Consider implementing a land-value tax to replace the property tax to incentivize improvement and development.
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Public on 01/24/24 Jan 30 2024 at 4:10PM on page 3

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Emphasize design! Imagine co-op spaces. Way more common spaces for multiunit housing. Activate spaces for positive activities.
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Public on 01/24/24 Jan 30 2024 at 3:48PM on page 3

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Create an opportunity for the middle class workforce. Affordability in both, ownership and rentals, to help retain our legacy families.
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Public on 01/24/24 Jan 30 2024 at 3:46PM on page 1

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What is affordable? Accessibility is what the focus should be. Affordability is a desensitized term that does not spread the wealth.
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Public on 01/24/24 Jan 30 2024 at 3:45PM on page 3

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Eliminate parking minimums citywide to make it cheaper to build housing.
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Public on 01/24/24 Jan 30 2024 at 3:44PM on page 3

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Legalize point access block/single staircase apartment buildings like in NYC, Seattle, Europe, and Asia.
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E. Devon Wilford-Said Jan 29 2024 at 11:01AM on page 3

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Continue to support resident rights in all low-income public housing, and also privately owned communities. Avoid gentrification of existing families already dwelling in these low-income communities at any cost.
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Isaac Leal Jan 24 2024 at 3:44PM on page 2

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Massively upzone, allow tons of housing, especially in high-resource areas. With the new IZ requirements, could build a ton of affordable housing.
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