Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
County officials concerned about HUD rules This is a reply to the article; click “Douglas County divies up block-grant funds” (or http://wp.me/p6y1jc-fH), by Shanna Fortier. Let’s be clear, “receiving” grants from the county’s political perspective is all about helping the truly needy (arguably barely over 1.5% of the total grant); on the other hand “giving” Continue Reading
October 11, 2015 Letter Summarizing the Impact of the AFFH Rule As considered by The Town of Parker, CO INTENDED AUDIENCE: Colorado elected officials, policy makers, and support staff PREREQUISITE: A minimal understanding of the new HUD AFFH Rule (suggest www.affh.net/about/ ) RE: / Letter of Understanding sent to Mayor and Town of Parker Council Continue Reading
I never thought I would grow up to be against mass transit, that is until receiving the email, at the bottom of this page, and thinking about it. So what kind of questions need to be asked at this RTD public hearing? I need some help here, what’s wrong with this picture, why the sense Continue Reading
To Whom It May Concern: Douglas County, Colorado has developed a response to the notice of proposed information collection (FR-5173-N-05) entitled “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool: Solicitation of Comment-30-Day Notice Under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995” published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2015. Douglas County supports Fair Housing and has made every Continue Reading
A a targeted HUD locality should take action to decline future federal HUD subsidies. This will set some elected officials on their heels, but the reason is that the subsidies will be used as blackmail to make us hostages for compromising our zoning laws; county and city municipalities, when HUD begins imposing their demands for Continue Reading
Note that the City of Lone Tree is in Douglas County, one of over 1,200 localities targeted by HUD’s new AFFH rule. A women’s group supporting the right of a restaurant owner for a license will join the Hooters grand opening today, August 15. The group is led by Lone Tree city council woman Kim Continue Reading
Parker Chronicle article Chris Michlewicz, Aug. 4, 2015 Note that Douglas County is one of over 1,200 localities targeted by HUD’s new AFFH rule. It’s the responsibility of local elected officials to use judgment in making decisions on the use of property based on a process of first determining that permit applications are compliant with the zoning laws, Continue Reading
Timbers Conservatives #31 A Conservative Precinct Newsletter from Douglas County, CO August 2, 2015 The Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing Rules is a covert attempt to “economically integrate” virtually every community in every state. It “weaponizes” HUD analogous to what has happened with the DOJ, IRS and DHS. It represents a dramatic overreach of federal government Continue Reading