07/06/07 Habitat for Humanity Proposal

League of Women Voters^®
of the Los Altos-Mountain View Area

LWV Letter in support of Habitat for Humanity Proposal

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
of the Los Altos-Mountain View Area,
97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94022
July 6, 2007
Mayor Laura Macias and Members of the City Council:
The League of Women Voters of the Los Altos/Mountain View Area commends the Council on its support of the conceptual residential development plan presented by Habitat for Humanity for the Wagon Wheel site. Habitat is one of the few agencies able to provide home ownership affordable to very-low-income families.
Mountain View has recently used its affordable housing funds to develop housing for very-low-income single persons, for very-low-income seniors, and now, with the Evelyn Avenue development, for very-low-income families. Thus, we see the Habitat proposal as one that will provide additional diversity of affordable housing in the City.
We had some concern that a decision to proceed with the Habitat project would mean that the Evelyn Avenue development would be sidetracked, but we are pleased that the Council believes that the staff should be able to keep the Evelyn Avenue project moving along, and still find a way for the Habitat site to be purchased in a timely manner.
Sincerely,
Donna Yobs
1157 Karen Way, Mountain View, CA 94040
Co-Chair, Housing Committee
League of Women Voters of Los Altos/Mountain View Area
Cc: Kevin Duggan, Elaine Costello

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