Tag: Kirkwood attainable housing

Housing

Double Eagle Be Damned: What If We Used Tax Breaks for Teacher Housing Instead?

Parker Pence

Tonight at 7:00 pm, Kirkwood's Community Land Trust is holding a meeting at Kirkwood United Methodist Church featuring Farrell Carfield, executive director of the Webster Groves Community Land Trust. If you care about Kirkwood remaining a place for middle-class families and ensuring that the people who keep it running can afford to live here, I'd… Continue reading Double Eagle Be Damned: What If We Used Tax Breaks for Teacher Housing Instead?

Policy Analysis

So You Want Affordable Housing…

Parker Pence

Last Thursday, as the seven city council members offered their thoughts on the Kirkwood Apartments project, something seemed to be afoot. The approval of the project was a forgone conclusion. The developers had crossed their t's and dotted their i's and had come up with a proposal in full compliance with the city's code. The… Continue reading So You Want Affordable Housing…