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Resolution to Adopt the Washtenaw Housing Alliance's Affordable Housing Pledge
Memorandum
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission is a member of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance (WHA). The WHA is a coalition of non-profit and governmental entities committed to ending homelessness in our County.
The WHA has been working with community members to develop the attached pledge and is requesting individual community members and boards adopt the pledge.
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Prepared and Approved by: Jennifer Hall, Executive Director Ann Arbor Housing Commission
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WHEREAS, the Washtenaw Housing Alliance, a coalition of non-profit and government entities dedicated to ending homelessness in Washtenaw County; and
WHEREAS, the WHA has been working with community members to develop the following pledge and is requesting individual community members and boards adopt the pledge;
BELIEFS
1. Housing is a human right.
Housing is the foundation for health and well-being, enabling people to live with dignity, quality of life, and with basic access to opportunity.
2. There is social, environmental, and economic value in establishing mixed income, highly diverse neighborhoods with increased density in urban areas.
Diverse, racially equitable, mixed income communities are stronger, richer, and more vibrant places to live and work.
3. The market will not reliably meet the needs for accessible, safe, and affordable housing for all in our community. Government has an essential role and responsibility in the preservation, acquisition, and development of affordable housing to help build an economically diverse, racially equitable community.
Public resources should be invested in projects, and with developers, whose mission is to support affordability in perpetuity. Public assets and financial incentives to preserve and increase affordable housing should be targeted for households with incomes up to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI) for renters and up to 80% of AMI for homeowners.
4. Everyone in ...
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