The Developer is designing Kendall Yards for middle and high income buyers.  For people living on limited incomes the problem is two-fold. 


First, Kendall Yards proposes zero affordable housing (contrast the 10% affordable housing provision in the previous Summit proposal for the site). 


Second, speculation is driving property values and taxes up, and low-income people out. 


Spokane’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan requires developers to provide affordable housing and promotes low-income housing assistance strategies.  Because of its proximity to West Central, Kendall Yards is the perfect project to implement these laudable policies.



 

Documents


Comments of Patrick Malone on the Kendall Yards proposed planned unit development (PUD)


City of Spokane, Comprehensive Plan:  Affordable Housing


Urban Institute:  Case studies of local efforts to mitigate displacement (2006)

Contacts ~ Jubilee Community and Housing Ministries in West Central ~ Catholic Charities of Spokane ~ Spokane Housing Ventures ~ Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium ~ Community Frameworks of Spokane ~ Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs http://www.users.qwest.net/~thefigtree/Sept04articles/jubilee.htmlhttp://www.catholiccharitiesspokane.org/?page=18http://www.spokanehousingventures.org/http://www.slihc.org/http://www.communityframeworks.org/communityframeworks/nrfweb/jobs.htmhttp://www.snapwa.org/services_homeless_rrap.phphttp://www.apple.com/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5


The Hammond family, Melissa, 11-month-old Luke and David, stand outside the West Central home they hope to move into soon.  (Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review)


For full article see:

Rising housing costs in West Central Neighborhood


Helping out

Jubilee Community & Housing Ministries is a collaboration between Salem Lutheran, Christ the Redeemer and St. Paul's United Methodist churches that is dedicated to providing affordable housing in West Central. To find out more, call 328-4540.


“Affordable Housing     Goal:  Provide sufficient housing for the current and future population that is appropriate, safe, and affordable for all income levels.”   (City of Spokane Comprehensive Plan, Chpt 6)


"There is no question the West Central neighborhood five to 10 years from now will not resemble what it does today," Chesrown said. "It happens all over America. It's not something that's unique to Spokane."  (Spokesman-Review 8.1.06)