Housingequity - SquareOffs

Which policy approach should be used to address market barriers to affordable housing?

Asked by EnRICHLY

3/31/2021

Which policy approach should be used to address market barriers to affordable housing?

50%

Financial assistance rent/home ownership IT'S A TIE

50%

Land-use & regulatory incentives IT'S A TIE

50%

Financial assistance rent/home ownership

2 Comments

Philip Rhoads-Stecker

This choice seems to be between the carrot-and-stick options. Financial assistance/incentives to buyers/renters and builders/land lords seems preferable to me if it works. Regulation and zoning should be added if necessary. So BOTH!

James Farnen

Whilke I love a free market idea, the reality is as a builder its way more profitable to build a $500K house than 2 small houses which have super tight budgets. I think to develop land in areas where we can increase density, the city, county, have to step in to the land acquisition side anyway

50%

Land-use & regulatory incentives

2 Comments

Lindsay Livingston

There is not a lot of land in Johnson County that has not been developed. Exurbs are outside the county now. I feel we are going to need to do more re-zoning and restructuring in order to meet the future housing needs of Johnson County.

Paul Atteberry

We need to make the market profitable for a developer/builder to operate in this arena rather than putting a larger burden on the taxpayer to support rental assistance programs. If the market is there they will come and it will be a longer term solution.

Do you recycle?

79%

Always Always

21%

Never Never

79%

Always

It helps the environment.

It helps the environment. Show Less

22 Comments

Susan Mclaughlin

I try whenever I can.

Barry Rashford

If we want a plastic ocean then we should continue to do what we are doing.

k san

Because it is the right thing to do.

Stuart Alpert

hello

Larry Ewart

As much as possible

Sarah Croom

I do but I go rounds w/ my guy. Ever since China stopped taking our recycling he stopped doing it. Idk if all that is real, I have noticed that our garbage guy just loads both cans into the same dump bin & it’s not sorted. So that’s really disturbing. Every little bit helps I feel. I rec. everything

Carolyn Morris

Always, I Re Use Water Bottles.

Misty Schrotberger

My mom has a cow if we don't

kaycstamper

I do what I can but live in an area where they don't have it. Still I save bottles and cardboard to take to recycling. I cook from scratch so don't really have cans.

Michael Stafford

It is the least we can do to preserve our resources.

Julie Brantley

We pay by the pound for certain items so why not pay less and recycle - it's the right thing to do for me and the environment.

JoãoVitorJ J

Yes, I recycle

Milena Santana

because it helps the environment

Cornelia H. Dunnings

I like to help the environment. I even pick up cans & bottles near my car in parking lots.

Joyce Koch

I feel I'm helping out.

Linda Jeffcoat Amick

Why not?

gena

Although I can only hope that it's useful because there is no proof that what is supposedly sent to the recyclers they actually carry through. You always hear about it not being done.

Evey G Quines

It's the least I can do

Bonita Davis

We take our own garbage to the dump and pay by the pound. Recycling is free so the more we recycle the less we have to pay.

Jill Hoadley Chalk

It's important to reuse as many things as possible.

Ann Wilbanks

Our duty to recycle. If it goes to the landfill, it piles up. Be responsible!!

Rachel Clara Smith

Of course! Everyone should recycle!

BJ Arey

We recycle everything possible. We also take cloth bags shopping, use insulated bag with blue ice for cold items & take reusable containers to restaurants for leftovers to take home.