Curious what residents in Austin think? I know some have already resigned themselves to accepting that this will pass. My biggest focus has generally been the affordable housing portions.
CoA is suggesting a $161m AH component. I've vacillated on this topic. Part of me wonders if AH is just a band-aid for poor city planning and is passing on real solutions to the housing problem down the road. Part of me wonders if it is inevitable when you have high paying jobs in a concentrated area. I don't like that a few of the city council members point to Portland and Seattle having passed $250m-$300m AH bonds as justification for why we need to do more. Is it getting ahead of the curve, or enabling bad city management? Do we want to become Seattle?
http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Finance/CFO/2018-Bond/2018_Bond_Program_Staff_Update_Report_5_21_18.pdf
Affordable Housing $161.0 M $161.0 M Transportation/Mobility $180.0 M $176.0 M Parks and Recreation $142.0 M $142.0 M Stormwater/Open Space $184.0 M $184.0 M Libraries & Cultural Centers $99.0 M $99.0 M Public Safety $69.0 M $38.0 M Health and Human Services $16.0 M $16.0 M TOTAL $851.0 M $816.0 M
CoA is suggesting a $161m AH component. I've vacillated on this topic. Part of me wonders if AH is just a band-aid for poor city planning and is passing on real solutions to the housing problem down the road. Part of me wonders if it is inevitable when you have high paying jobs in a concentrated area. I don't like that a few of the city council members point to Portland and Seattle having passed $250m-$300m AH bonds as justification for why we need to do more. Is it getting ahead of the curve, or enabling bad city management? Do we want to become Seattle?
http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Finance/CFO/2018-Bond/2018_Bond_Program_Staff_Update_Report_5_21_18.pdf
Affordable Housing $161.0 M $161.0 M Transportation/Mobility $180.0 M $176.0 M Parks and Recreation $142.0 M $142.0 M Stormwater/Open Space $184.0 M $184.0 M Libraries & Cultural Centers $99.0 M $99.0 M Public Safety $69.0 M $38.0 M Health and Human Services $16.0 M $16.0 M TOTAL $851.0 M $816.0 M