Post by Vernondic on May 27, 2020 7:35:08 GMT -5
Amicale and auckland city to lock horns yet again with $15million in cuts to housing
It came just days after Auckland city council gave its blessing for another $15 million funding cut to infrastructure projects, this time in its plan to reduce the number of houses sold in New Zealand.
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An Auckland City Council meeting on Wednesday decided against a $15 million funding boost to road upgrades, despite saying it will take the money to build new roads.
Clerk Mike Johnson told the council there was no need for further increases, despite the government funding cuts.
"There is nothing in this funding that needs to be increased. We've provided $2.8 million in funding, it's our own money. What we're looking for is to build a new road, and it's an expensive road to do that. If we're going to do that we need the additional funds and we would certainly encourage the government to do more with that," he said.
In February the NZTA warned Auckland could face a housing shortage of at least 10,000 new homes a year as part of a series of measures to rein in the city's housing price bubble.
City housing crisis: why NZTA says Auckland can't afford $15m of cuts
Councilor Andrew Langbroek said he was disappointed with the decision, telling Stuff.co.nz it was an overreaction to the situation and had taken a very long time to assess Auckland.
Auckland was the first New Zealand city to call on state's help after the collapse of the property market that came about with a drop in the Australian dollar, he said.
"There was an agreement. We weren't going to do the work, we were saying we have a problem here. The problem is we've got it because the government wants us to," Langbroek said.
It was the same story in other cities which have cut their budget in recent months.
Councilor Rob Wilson, who attended the council meeting at which the funding cut was announced, said there were other solutions to the housing crisis, like bringing the city into the global supply chain with a new national infrastructure levy.
"That would bring some jobs back, it would help some of the infrastructure in New Zealand, it would reduce the costs for companies looking to invest here," he said.
"I think there are some solutions there, we all have to accept there are a lot of other options we might not have. Auckland is a special place and I think we all will accept this is a decision that needs to be made by some counci
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Coffs coast is battling domestic violence and child welfare issues, while the coastal region of San Francisco County is experiencing "economic distress." The region's unemployment rate has jumped from 9.6 percent in 2011 to 12.7 percent in 2013. The state's unemployment rate is a staggering 41.7 percent, according to census data. The Bay Area's population is expected to hit 8.7 million in 2020—a population nearly 40 percent more than the nation's. Yet it will only add to the city's housing and infrastructure problems, which are exacerbated by a rapidly rising cost of housing.
"We know about the social problems that have been caused by over-crowding and lack of public transit," said Barbara Sirois-Ruggiero, executive director of the Central East Bay Regional Council. "You have a housing crisis, and that's really a big area of concern."
With the housing crunch getting worse, there are many factors that have contributed to the growing affordability crisis—from the sheer size of the population to the influx of single-family homes and new single-family buildings from the booming Silicon Valley market. "The crisis continues, but it's getting worse," Sirois-Ruggiero told Al Jazeera.
The housing price spike has led many of the city's residents to feel like there has always been, or always will be, money waiting to be spent.
In San Jose, the cost of a home hit a record high in 2015, but the average income of the region's 400,000 residents is still more than $50,000 higher than last year, according to the California Association of Realtors.
On one side of the county, the city of Santa Clara is facing similar housing woes, and has struggled with high housing costs, particularly when considering the housing shortage surrounding campus and its nearby BART transit tunnel.
"What I've tried to do in the past—and it's a big, big, big, big struggle—have been to put together a partnership with a developer—a development company or private entity to build affordable, middle-class housing in an area," said Mayor Jamie Matthews.
"I really want to see housing at the bottom or the very bottom of the list for everyone. I think everybody would benefit from that."
In the past, Matthews built a long-term program to expand affordable housing near and around the BART tunnel that is currently only partially functioning. But with the housing crunch getting worse and increasing rental costs and the region's unemployment rate climbing, the region's development community may have to find some creative, less expensive methods of raising the price of housing.
Matthews plans to put together a community land trust next spring that will address affordable housing issues across the region.
It came just days after Auckland city council gave its blessing for another $15 million funding cut to infrastructure projects, this time in its plan to reduce the number of houses sold in New Zealand.
READ MORE:
* Auckland city council to close Auckland housing market in favour of building new
* NZTA: Auckland council wants $15m in cuts after housing collapse
An Auckland City Council meeting on Wednesday decided against a $15 million funding boost to road upgrades, despite saying it will take the money to build new roads.
Clerk Mike Johnson told the council there was no need for further increases, despite the government funding cuts.
"There is nothing in this funding that needs to be increased. We've provided $2.8 million in funding, it's our own money. What we're looking for is to build a new road, and it's an expensive road to do that. If we're going to do that we need the additional funds and we would certainly encourage the government to do more with that," he said.
In February the NZTA warned Auckland could face a housing shortage of at least 10,000 new homes a year as part of a series of measures to rein in the city's housing price bubble.
City housing crisis: why NZTA says Auckland can't afford $15m of cuts
Councilor Andrew Langbroek said he was disappointed with the decision, telling Stuff.co.nz it was an overreaction to the situation and had taken a very long time to assess Auckland.
Auckland was the first New Zealand city to call on state's help after the collapse of the property market that came about with a drop in the Australian dollar, he said.
"There was an agreement. We weren't going to do the work, we were saying we have a problem here. The problem is we've got it because the government wants us to," Langbroek said.
It was the same story in other cities which have cut their budget in recent months.
Councilor Rob Wilson, who attended the council meeting at which the funding cut was announced, said there were other solutions to the housing crisis, like bringing the city into the global supply chain with a new national infrastructure levy.
"That would bring some jobs back, it would help some of the infrastructure in New Zealand, it would reduce the costs for companies looking to invest here," he said.
"I think there are some solutions there, we all have to accept there are a lot of other options we might not have. Auckland is a special place and I think we all will accept this is a decision that needs to be made by some counci
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Coffs coast is battling domestic violence and child welfare issues, while the coastal region of San Francisco County is experiencing "economic distress." The region's unemployment rate has jumped from 9.6 percent in 2011 to 12.7 percent in 2013. The state's unemployment rate is a staggering 41.7 percent, according to census data. The Bay Area's population is expected to hit 8.7 million in 2020—a population nearly 40 percent more than the nation's. Yet it will only add to the city's housing and infrastructure problems, which are exacerbated by a rapidly rising cost of housing.
"We know about the social problems that have been caused by over-crowding and lack of public transit," said Barbara Sirois-Ruggiero, executive director of the Central East Bay Regional Council. "You have a housing crisis, and that's really a big area of concern."
With the housing crunch getting worse, there are many factors that have contributed to the growing affordability crisis—from the sheer size of the population to the influx of single-family homes and new single-family buildings from the booming Silicon Valley market. "The crisis continues, but it's getting worse," Sirois-Ruggiero told Al Jazeera.
The housing price spike has led many of the city's residents to feel like there has always been, or always will be, money waiting to be spent.
In San Jose, the cost of a home hit a record high in 2015, but the average income of the region's 400,000 residents is still more than $50,000 higher than last year, according to the California Association of Realtors.
On one side of the county, the city of Santa Clara is facing similar housing woes, and has struggled with high housing costs, particularly when considering the housing shortage surrounding campus and its nearby BART transit tunnel.
"What I've tried to do in the past—and it's a big, big, big, big struggle—have been to put together a partnership with a developer—a development company or private entity to build affordable, middle-class housing in an area," said Mayor Jamie Matthews.
"I really want to see housing at the bottom or the very bottom of the list for everyone. I think everybody would benefit from that."
In the past, Matthews built a long-term program to expand affordable housing near and around the BART tunnel that is currently only partially functioning. But with the housing crunch getting worse and increasing rental costs and the region's unemployment rate climbing, the region's development community may have to find some creative, less expensive methods of raising the price of housing.
Matthews plans to put together a community land trust next spring that will address affordable housing issues across the region.