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< 8 Can we afford not to? income of $90,500 falls into the lowincome category. In other words, it’s relative. ABAG’s mandate, which irks many, pushes cities with populations the size of Novato to create developments for low-income families with a density of 30 units per acre. That requirement has caused the most pushback among some Novato residents. Some of those opposed to multi-unit developments say they are out of character in their neighborhoods. Others say they serve as an attractant for an unwanted element, “the other.� To the credit of city leaders, after the initial explosion from opponents, the city manager formed a working group of 21 volunteers to look at possible sites and make recommendations to the City Council about the available options. The city also called for a series of public workshops to discuss issues such as density and crime associated (or not) with affordable housing. A handful of groups opposed to adding multi-unit developments formed; their focus rested in large part on the concept of such developments. Scattering affordable housing throughout the community would be fine, they said, and suggested second units and the foreclosures returned to market model. But affordable housing proponents counter that the number of homes

possible using those strategies is simply people who live in affordable units. too small. They say even the 313 units Marla Fields, another Neighborly proposed for Novato aren’t enough to Novato co-founder, echoes that sentimeet the need. ment: “Novato’s housing debate should Recently a new group, Stand Up for be a fact-based, respectful community Neighborly Novato, arose. “We were dialogue that includes all voices and literally sitting around a living room is focused on making Novato a more talking about the current debate and neighborly community. Individual dialogue,� says co-founder Annan Patproposals to provide housing soluerson. “We were really concerned about tions should be judged on their own the divisiveness. We want to be another merit, recognizing that over a hundred voice in the debate, a counter to some successful affordable neighborhoods of of the scare tactics all sizes have aland wedge politics ready been crethat are going on, ated throughout a voice for housing Residents opposed to creating Marin.� options for our seThat goes for niors and disabled what they see as high-density Novato, notes and working fami- affordable housing developments Paterson, who lies in Novato.� to the used terms such as “roaches’ nest.� points Paterson says the Nova-Ro Senior new group supHousing develports the effort of opment, Meadthe city manager’s ow Park and working group. “We want decision-mak- Next Key. And there are other examples, ers and our community to let that group including HartMarin, whose principal, do its work, gather data, do the research Rob Hart, is a fifth-generation Marinite and come up with a recommendation. recognized for his innovative approach We want to bring a tone of respect and to affordable housing. HartMarin built inclusion into this dialogue that has got- the first low-income affordable housing ten so heated.� Paterson says members project in the county without tapping of her group are fanning out in Novato any public subsidies. Novato’s Virginia neighborhoods to disseminate informaGrove residential community consists tion about who benefits from affordable of four 1,134-square-foot single-family housing—and to introduce residents to homes on a 0.65-acre parcel at 1845

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