Building Stronger Communities
We need well-designed, affordable homes convenient to our business
districts. Kathy will work to ensure that housing is not beyond the
reach of our young families, public employees and seniors.
Kathy on affordable housing:
Workforce housing applies to those with low to moderate incomes,
including our teachers, police and other government employees, as well
our young families, disabled and even seniors. Some example programs
that I believe warrant more attention are:
- Live Near Your Work and First Time Home Buying
programs. Both of these programs can be run as self-funding in that the
assistance is paid back into the fund, which helps the next program
participants.
- Providing tax incentives for home additions to house family members.
- Mixed
use structures that include housing as a component of commercial
redevelopment, such as has been suggested during the Towson UDAT along
York Road. The ground level would be retail, with housing on the upper
level(s).
Additionally,
there are many smart growth programs that have been successful
throughout the state and country to be investigated and discussed as
options for our county.
I share the concerns of many residents of the 5th District, which is why workforce housing is a key component of my campaign.
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