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"The plan explicitly calls out the right to return" and has "strengthened plan language around no-net loss of affordability."
The plan only says it will strive for no net loss and give priority to eligible residents — not ensure or guarantee either outcome. "Striving" is not "ensuring."
The City's May 2024 newsletter article on the Minor Master Plan is "filled with spin and misinformation."
CVT's critique leans on semantic hairsplitting — the newsletter accurately described the plan's aspirational language. The real dispute is a policy disagreement, not factual error.
Providing housing tax credits for market-rate rental housing is "fiscally irresponsible" and the housing "seems likely to be built anyway."
Tax incentives for housing construction are a standard tool used across the region. CVT provides no data showing Takoma Park development would happen without incentives in a competitive market.
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