Overdevelopment & Neighborhood Preservation Agenda
1 min readMay 19, 2021
- Pass a 2% property tax cap for one and two family homes, with income based adjustments for seniors on fixed incomes and middle class families whose wages have not kept pace with skyrocketing tax increases.
- Property tax assessment reforms and assistance for co-op and condo owners, including new classifications, assessment standards and relief from unfunded mandates to ease the tax burden. Create a new co-op & condo subcommittee on the City Council to have legislative and budgetary oversight on issues that affect thus unique community of homeowners.
- Oppose the citywide elimination of one family zoning, and push to ensure any zoning changes are done on a district-by-district basis only.
- Fight against overdevelopment that is out of context with the character of our communities and undermines the quality of life of our neighborhoods. Stop the proposed legalization of currently illegal basement and attic apartment conversions, and create a new type of “conservation” district to help address the problem of overdevelopment in residential areas that have been unable to attain landmark status.
