My View: Why Arizona Needs to Make Inclusionary Housing Decisions

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on September 20, 2021

A recent article Wall Street Journal noted that the United States is millions of housing units behind current demand. In Arizona, this translates to a pre-pandemic need of 230,000 new units with the majority of the need in Maricopa County. When a spokesman for the Arizona Multihousing Association presented this startling news at a recent Scottsdale City Council meeting, Mayor David Ortega became outraged and railed against the presenter, prompting one Councilmember to apologize for the mayor’s behavior. In Gilbert, news of a proposed multifamily project at Morrison Ranch has resulted in ethics complaints and calls for Mayor Bridgette Peterson to resign.

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