Single-family homeowners will see a 25% cut applied to the first $1 million of their home’s fair market value. Funding for local governments that will lose property tax revenue because of it was removed from the bill’s final version.
Housing
Vocal Minority Silences Majority in Battle for Workforce Housing Project
Thirty-nine households submitted comments to elected officials saying they want workforce housing at 440 West Kelly. Meanwhile, 31 opposed it. So why did...
Workforce Housing Project Mired in Uncertainty
The debate over 440 West Kelly represents how workforce and affordable housing is becoming an increasingly polarizing issue among elected officials, even...
RE-Take: Town and County’s Vote Delivers a Setback for Workforce Housing
A lack of affordable housing continues to be the biggest issue plaguing the valley. Many residents seem to be in agreement that one answer to that...
Hábitat Aceptará Solicitudes para Los Hogares Finales en El Grove
Hábitat para la Humanidad aceptará solicitudes para los ocho hogares finales en Grove. Estas propiedades son condominios de tres dormitorios y dos baños...
Habitat Preps for Final Eight Homes at Grove
Habitat for Humanity will be accepting applications for the eight final homes at the Grove. These properties are three-bedroom, two-bathroom condos with...
Jackson Revealed: Hog Island Housing and Beyond With Commissioners Macker and Epstein
A lack of affordable housing plagues an increasing number of people in small and large cities across the U.S. In recent years, strides have been made to...
Behind the Headline: ‘Hog Island, Why Not?’
Above: Developer Larry Huhn engaged in discussion about his proposed workforce housing plan. The town and county rejected his request last week to amend...
Local Movement Focused on Homeless, Housing Insecure Spreads
Across the U.S., homeless people are criminally punished for being in public even when they have no alternative, nowhere else to go. That’s according to...
