Wasatch Tenants United

BE THERE: 9/14, 5:30, SLC CITY HALL. 🧵 of info

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“WTU’s primary focus right now is on building community and fostering trusting relationships among tenants.” Writes Emma Anderson in her SLUG interview with @TenantsU. Read the full interview here: slugmag.com/community/peop…

The tiny home village pushed by @slcmayor @erinforslc is an exercise in turning homelessness into an economic resource, discouraging real solutions. Read about it here; salt801.com/2023/06/28/slc…

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Salt Lake City is working with The Other Side Academy on The Other Side Village, a housing pilot program to support those experiencing homelessness, located at 1850 W Indiana Ave. @UtahDEQ opened public comments on the remedial action plan for the site: bit.ly/3nijBQy

@SLCNewLiberals @slcmayor The working class waiting for developers to give us ‘housing abundance’ at their own expense

@slcmayor We need much bolder zoning and permitting reform to move strongly towards housing abundance.

It's critical for everyone to understand Salt Lake City's commitment to lowering the cost of living in our capital city!

@slcmayor @crabfinger Your redevelopment agency is funneling millions into luxury housing and displacing whole neighborhoods. You are on record very recently (on a local podcast) speaking against public housing. Just own it.

@crabfinger State law prohibits the City from enacting rent control policies. While we can’t do that, there are ways we can achieve similar goals and we are working toward some of them, like funding rental assistance programs, community land trusts, funding legal aid for evictions, etc.

@errrands_ @801Cowabunga We can get you in touch with the Slc district organizers. WTU is just spreading the message. When does your association negotiate your COLA?

🔥 Salt lake school workers are fighting for a raise. Show up, be there!

@slcmayor Clarify what ‘city-led’ means, you’re full of shit

Cities across the U.S. continue to face a critical shortage of affordable housing. Our investments in affordable housing units since 2020 have netted the largest increase in Salt Lake's history. We're committed to lowering the cost of living in our capital city. This month, the City Council will consider a combined $20 million in city-led affordable housing. Submit formal feedback on the proposed budget and join upcoming public hearings: bit.ly/3NX2BKS

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@TaylorWAnderson You should post the AMI requirements laid out in the overlay, and compare that against the average income of the top 10 most common jobs in the valley. The overlay is a handout to developers and it is a good thing if it dies (even at the hands of the worst people in the city)

They don’t want affordable housing to be built in YOUR neighborhood, either. That’s what this group is trying to do. That’s the ‘controversy’ you’ll read about in the paper.

Yalecrest and other wealthy SLC neighborhoods are actively sounding the alarm that, unless you support them, the city might allow less expensive homes to be built in more expensive areas. Hell of a place.

@TaylorWAnderson The fight in Yalecrest is luxury single family homes vs luxury condos, poor people have nothing to do with it.

They are advocating to keep the poors out.

@TaylorWAnderson To act like this overlay is going to change anything is pretty dishonest but whatever I guess you gotta make a living.

@TaylorWAnderson Rich suburbanites can get fucked, but this ‘affordable housing overlay’ is a naked attempt to circumvent basic democratic input on how communities are planned. The plan allows them to do this if they provide housing affordable to people who make between 60k to 80k

@chasenye @slcmayor @slcrda

@chasenye @slcmayor @slcrda The city already spends millions on housing; they’re giving it as gifts to developers in exchange for luxury units. For a history teacher your imagination and scope of thinking is very limited.

The @slcrda board recently approved $8.36M to help finance 8 #SLC affordable housing projects. That equals 724 residential units ranging in varying sizes and 438 of those qualify as deeply affordable. We look forward to these loans getting closed and shovels hitting the dirt!

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@slcmayor @slcrda There is no win-win between tenants and developers. The city, and this mayor need to step up, do the right thing, and create public housing that will be ran not for profit, with the explicit intention of putting developers out of business in the city.

@slcmayor @slcrda The city spends 3x+ on loans for for luxury units than they do for deeply affordable units. When the city says 'affordable' they mean '80% AMI' which translates to about 1300 for 1 bedroom. The RDA should be defunded, and all funding should be instead placed into public housing