Unabashed Truth about AFFH, Protecting Property Rights and Local Government Authority
The 4 year old document below, “2011 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice” was found on the Douglas County, CO, website, contracted to analyze impediments to fair housing in Douglas County. The seed for the new HUD AFFH rule as it effects Douglas County can be traced back to this initial research supporting the Continue Reading
Marka Fogarty broadcast this via email: This (HUD AFFH) will be like Common Core, a massive takeover which got the public’s attention – on both sides – over time. In the meantime, Common Core (and its variation) is still with us. This HUD ruling along with federalizing the local police department by department, sexualizing of Continue Reading
The Community Services section of the Department of Community Development is the lead agency for the Douglas County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities. The program provides funding in support of community needs throughout Douglas County. The grant amount received by the County is based on population size and the number of low- to moderate-income Continue Reading
For Immediate Release Date: June 10, 2014 Contact: Steven D. Smith Office: (202) 225-2315 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House of Representatives successfully approved his amendment prohibiting HUD from implementing its proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. The amendment was successfully attached to Continue Reading
July 30, 2015 WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday after introducing the “Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act,” a bill which denies all federal funding for implementing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule.” “Every American should be free to choose where to live, Continue Reading
Increasing the size of government with Sustainable Communities On June 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined together to help communities nationwide improve access to affordable housing, increase transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment. Continue Reading
Joy Overbeck, townhall.com Jul 29, 2015 If you worked hard to raise your family in a lovely home in a nice, safe, middle-class suburb, don’t get too comfortable in your hammock. Obama’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has plans to “fundamentally transform” your neighborhood by importing low-income city-dwellers into your community using the muscle of Continue Reading
Stanley Kurt quote: …by obligating all localities receiving HUD funding to compare their demographics to the region as a whole, AFFH effectively nullifies municipal boundaries. Even with no allegation or evidence of intentional discrimination, the mere existence of a demographic imbalance in the region as a whole must be remedied by a given suburb. Suburbs Continue Reading