[fgp-chat] Fw: May 8, Flood the Fredericksburg City Council Meeting for Affordable Housing

Mon May 7 00:44:19 EDT 2018

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Subject: 	Fw: May 8, Flood the Fredericksburg City Council Meeting for 
Affordable Housing
Date: 	Fri, 4 May 2018 12:16:41 -0400
From: 	Gerald Anderson

Links to the  city planners document regarding the rezoning and an 
article in the Free Lance Star about the rezoing is at the bottom of 
Rabib’s email.  The city planner’s document is also attached.

The city council will meet next Tuesday at 7:30PM  and then again on May 
22nd, June 12th, and June 26th.  The rezoning is being added to a 
council worksession in June but I do not know when this will be.  
Generally they have them before the city council meetings.  We can speak 
on any subject we want at the beginning of every council meeting as long 
as you have preregistered with the Clerk of the Council at 540-372-1010 
prior to the meeting.

Gerald Anderson

*From:* Rabib Hasan
*Sent:* Thursday, May 3, 2018 3:35 PM
*To:* Gerald Anderson
*Subject:* May 8, Flood the Fredericksburg City Council Meeting for 
Affordable Housing

*Action: Speak out at the Fredericksburg City Council Meeting*

Lets flood the room for affordable housing!

This past Tuesday, we spoke out at the Stafford Board of Supervisors 
meeting about our affordable housing campaign. Next Tuesday,  May 8, at 
7:30 p.m., our chapter is planning to speak at the Fredericksburg City 
Council meeting.

We plan to have at least three speakers at the Fredericksburg City 
Council meeting as well as ten supporting members in the audience. 
Speakers should speak to their concerns and experience of affordable 
housing followed by elements of the strategic memo, such as basic 
background research and goals.

We will ask city council members to meet with us to further discuss 
affordable housing initiatives.

Link To Strategic Memo 
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T9cf85927-f7ad-45bd-a785-30434f4c9008/c44f2fd5-b7f6-47cc-b915-8c6861e6e601> 

Suggested talking points for public comment:

  * Share personal experience or stories about affordable housing,
    whether first or second hand.
  * Talk about the ALICE population.
  * Explain that the waiting list for Section 8 housing is backed up for
    the next several years.

Mandatory talking points for public comment section:

  * A Regional Affordable Housing Fund should be established to meet the
    needs of our community.
  * A set-aside in new developments should be added in Planning District
    16.
  * All local counties need to collaborate on this issue.

*Recap of Stafford Board Meeting:*

At the Stafford Board of Supervisors Meeting we had 4 speakers, Bill 
Botts, Eunice Haigler, Alane Callander, and Deborah Snyder, speak on the 
need for affordable housing as well as the goals of our campaign. We had 
nine people in total there to support our cause. We all wore Virginia 
Organizing buttons to show that we are an organization with many 
concerned citizens.

We are currently working on a draft letter to follow up with the Chair 
of the Board, Meg Bohmke, to request a meeting to further discuss the 
affordable housing initiative. We are asking all members who were at the 
action to sign off on the letter. An email will be sent out once a 
meeting time is set.

Check out our group photo below!

*Media Update:*

The Freelance Star published an article talking about the potential 
displacement of Fredericksburg residents in the trailer park off of 
Route 1 by the Silver Company. Read the article here 
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T09821c00-d82d-44aa-903f-9e1324a74710/c44f2fd5-b7f6-47cc-b915-8c6861e6e601>. 
The Silver Company is asking the city to rezone this area as commercial 
instead of residential. Current residents are scrambling to find new 
housing. For more information, here is the city Memorandum on the topic 
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Te5575a74-983c-4ae3-a6f2-294f63915e7c/c44f2fd5-b7f6-47cc-b915-8c6861e6e601>. 

Contact:
571-529-0272
rabib at virginia-organizing.org

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