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Many of these complexes are not owned by local businesses but large corporations from out of state.

Students need safe and affordable places to live while coming to Greensboro to study. Last is student housing. The current rates for student housing are also untenable. Everyone suffered during the pandemic, and now is not the time for landlords to “make up those losses” from people who most likely are not working for any increase in wages. The second most pressing is the several complexes that are for senior apartments. While the law currently does not allow for a municipality to apply rent control, it seems unethical to increase rent and force 80-plus-year-old people to move from their homes because of their fixed income. I would work to find a solution quickly and that is sustainable. One is the massive increase in rent for the same housing with the same amenities that are priced out of people’s reach. This is just blamed on “market values,” and while I understand modest increases are necessary to cover maintenance, the current increases are just for income to the landlords’ pockets. TRACY FURMAN: There are several reasons for this housing crisis. The Housing Bond that will be on the July 26 ballot will provide $30 million for housing: $20 million for affordable rental units $5 million for access to homeownership and $5 million for neighborhood reinvestment. Our 10-year HousingGSO plan addresses affordable housing, reinvestment in neighborhoods, providing access to homeownership and providing supportive housing.

With the exciting economic development announcements we have had – Publix, Boom, Toyota Battery – we know that we are going to need even more housing than previously anticipated. Statistics show that housing is one of the most critical needs that we have as a city. MARIKAY ABUZUAITER (INCUMBENT): We are in a housing crisis. There’s no other way to describe it. Most feel housing is a huge problem in Greensboro. District 4, incumbent Nancy Hoffmann v.District 1, incumbent Sharon Hightower vs.Select a candidate in each district based on where you live:.Select three at-large representatives on the council from among incumbents Marikay Abuzuaiter, Hugh Holston and Yvonne Johnson and challengers Tracy Furman, Katie Rossabi and Linda Wilson.Otherwise the lineup is set, and voters must: The only one who isn’t is District 3 representative Justin Outling, who is taking on incumbent Mayor Nancy Vaughan. Seven of the eight incumbents serving on City Council are seeking re-election.

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(WGHP) – Starting Thursday, residents of Greensboro are headed to the polls to vote for their new mayor and City Council and a series of five bonds rolled into one general referendum.Įlection Day for this census-delayed election is July 26, but early voting starts at six locations across Greensboro and continues almost every day until 3 p.m.

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