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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
Kind of a failure since it won't have affordable housing, and they're opting to push it to the boonies instead. Boo. Basically what we're getting is cheap poorly built homes on the outskirts of Austin, not something that is truly affordable since those people will have to commute long distances.
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South Lamar is “the boonies”?
The location is being reported as “within a few miles”, while Adler had an amendment that was more specific
“The fee-in-lieu may be utilized within a one and a half mile distance of the project boundaries on a major transit corridor with MetroRapid transit infrastructure in partnership with a an organization that has a track record of providing deeply affordable housing.”
https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=398366
Is that what ended up passing?