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
Westchester Commissioner Robert Astorino passionately explains HUD’s takeover. This video clearly explains the impact of the AFFH rule As an additional treat, and following slide is HUD’s not so passionate explanation in HUD’s language, but you’ll need the following definitions of acronyms to understand government speak. Written to make you understand there’s so much to look 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
This “America’s Affordable Communities Initiative” HUD questionnaire should help answer questions you might have if you’re looking for evidence of HUD’s conspiracy to manipulate local and state governments land use, e.g., building codes. This is a questionnaire addressed to any and every legal entity that that can receive or apply for housing project applications. Note Continue Reading
This is the original, first of it’s kind, 2007 national report on the cost of zoning regulations as they affect a single family dwelling. Recommendations in this report have since been used by the Obama administration to fraudulently twist and reuse for the development of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, AFFH, Rule to impose on Continue Reading
Editors note: This is how the other side thinks: Conservatives have a whole laundry list of stuff they’re outraged about: Benghazi, Fast & Furious, Agenda 21, Obamaphones, etc. etc. So what’s the latest from the right wing? Stanley Kurtz tells us: Conservative opinion has been alive with outrage over AFFH for a month now. Huh. Never Continue Reading
Competitive Enterprise Institute – HUD’s “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Rule Is about Social Engineering, Not Desegregation By Hans Bader, July 20, 2015 Failure to meet a racial quota is not the same thing as segregation. That basic fact has eluded the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which recently adopted a rule called “Affirmatively Furthering Continue Reading