Council Member Mealy Discusses Affordability in Brownsville NCP
Council Member Darlene Mealy expresses concerns regarding the modified affordability levels of the Brownsville NCP project, arguing that city-owned land should remain 100% affordable to the lowest income brackets.
Recognizing Councilmember Amelie.
You sure it's my turn?
It is your turn.
I'm just talking would like to talk about the Brownsville NCP.
I hope all my colleagues realize once you voted against me on a project in my district, they were able to go back and change some things that I have put in.
We should always think about this is city-owned land that we can do a hundred percent affordability.
So now that they've um modified it, instead of 30 to 7 E AMI, it's now 40 to 60.
I feel that area should stay 30 at least.
Affordable but affordable to who?
To this day, I do not know how much a three-bedroom apartment in this project is in which I have asked for.
So please know once you start voting for projects that really do not help the community.
Some affordability.
Imagine if we we had a hundred put a hundred percent affordability.
So I just hope that my colleagues could think about this for the future.
We need affordable housing and 100% affordability, especially when it's city-owned vacant land.
Thank you.