Committee Of The Whole
58:13 Um and I think to build off what you said, you know, there's there's been no evidence that sort of land acknowledgements alone, right, produce measurable change.Play from 58:13
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58:13 Um and I think to build off what you said, you know, there's there's been no evidence that sort of land acknowledgements alone, right, produce measurable change.Play from 58:13
1:33:51 And so that's the value that we've said that you can't have um a non- primary dwelling unit, Airbnb, or other short-term rental until we have vacancy at 4%.Play from 1:33:51
48:40 Um city of Bellingham is really setting um a high bar for how to support affordable housing. um trying to do projects in throughout Wakom County, which is important that um Bellingham doesn't become the only repository for…Play from 48:40
27:53 As you may recall through that process, um we went through initially uh in 2024 and the council did an emergency ordinance because as we were working our way through the um urban forestry plan, we realized there was some concerns…Play from 27:53
1:13:01 Yeah, that makes sense. Overall, this is just a comment. I like you guys are taking the progressive approach um with parking and it's all in direction of the the major goal which is more affordable housing.Play from 1:13:01
1:31:42 I won't get down to three which would actually be affordable, but maybe you know, five or eight or something and then that way we've tied it to community values that you've captured in so many um surveys of wanting affordable housing.Play from 1:31:42
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