"We got 95% of what we needed,"
"It's a very creative, amazing project that's going to do so much good."
"We're working against our residents and doing it with $9 million of taxpayer dollars,"
"This is a rush job. We're cutting corners. We're making exceptions that we wouldn't make for any other group so that this group can prepare for tax credits. It's the cart before the horse."
The City Council voted 3-1-1 to approve a nonprofit housing project providing 40 affordable apartments, with 19 units reserved for adults and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The two-story complex will occupy a 0.79-acre strip of city-owned land adjacent to Highway 85 and will require removing parts of the street and eliminating 89 parking spaces. Charities Housing is the developer. The decision followed a three-hour meeting with presentations and public comment and faced strong neighborhood opposition; one councilmember voted no and the vice mayor abstained. The project still requires approval to sell the parcel for $1 and must meet surplus-site rules and tax-credit timing.
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