Viable ideas include setting up a revolving loan fund, encouraging a multifamily approach and building off-peninsula.
BY NINI MCMANAMY AND CAROL CONNOR | SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD
We are Munjoy Hill residents who love life in Portland, and we support the construction of housing to meet the needs of Portland residents. We write on behalf of ourselves, Kris Minister and Berry Manter.
We applaud housing that supports a healthy and diverse population, living more comfortably, securely and sustainably than we were living 10 years ago. We support policies that put a priority on housing Portland’s most vulnerable residents and that protect the quality of life for longtime residents, particularly those on fixed incomes.
We do not support housing development that hollows out neighborhoods by ratcheting up property values so rapidly that longtime residents are forced out.
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