Saturday, February 23, 2013

Punching ABAG


Mill Valley and Corte Madera fight ABAG

Mill Valley, Corte Madera on diverse paths to deal with housing numbers


It's a tale of two cities, and their divergent paths to meet the needs for jobs and housing. One city is working within the system. One city is bucking it.

Last month, the city of Mill Valley sent a letter to the Association of Bay Area Governments that pushed back against the number of new homes ABAG said the city needs to create between 2014 and 2022 as its share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation. Earlier in the year, ABAG said Mill Valley would need an additional 292 households, but the agency reduced that number to 129. That might seem like a fairly insignificant number, but it's not to residents who hold the protection of their city's small-town character as a high priority. Because Mill Valley essentially is built out, new homes tend to mean increased density.
Full Story in Pacific Sun, "Punching ABAG"

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