Dear Editor,
I share Phaedra Ellis-Lampkins’ concern that the Coyote Valley
Specific Plan does not adequately address the housing needs of
very-low income households.
Dear Editor,
I share Phaedra Ellis-Lampkins’ concern that the Coyote Valley Specific Plan does not adequately address the housing needs of very-low income households.
Market-rate housing and office complexes generate a need for affordable housing for the janitors, public school teachers, civil servants, child care workers and others who make too little to afford homes in the community.
I frequently see families where both parents are working minimum wage jobs but simply can’t afford a market-rate rental apartment. There are more households making less than $22,000 a year than most people realize, and these quiet heroes are often forced to make devastating choices in order to maintain a roof over their children’s heads.
Neighborhoods succeed when everyone has a decent place to live. When parents and children can put down roots in the community with confidence, the whole community benefits. Let’s make Coyote Valley a success by planning for a community with housing choices that all families can afford.
Jennifer Hodgson Loving, Chief Operating Officer, EHC LifeBuilders
