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Whose Backyard Is It Anyway? Overcoming NIMBY
Presentation by Pamela L. MichellExecutive Director, New Hope Housing, Inc.
Alexandria, VA
July 11, 2007
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Washington, D.C. Region
Population data and map from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Growth Trends to 2030: Cooperative Forecasting in the Washington Region, Fall 2006.
Income data: 2005 American Community Survey.
Metropolitan Region population in 2005: 4,978,700
Population of Fairfax County, Virginia: 1,041,200
2005 median household income:
Washington D.C. MSA: $74,708
Fairfax County, Virginia: $94,610
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Homelessness in the Fairfax and Falls Church communities
1,813 homeless persons on January 25, 2007
730 single individuals
1,083 persons in families
(307 families with 674 children under 18)
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Housing costs are high while incomes are low
82% of single individuals
54% of homeless families
Most homeless have incomes below poverty
Only 4.4% of county population is below poverty
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The average 1-bedroom rent is $1,093/month•Income needed is $43,720/year•90% of singles have income below $15,000
The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,306/month•Income needed is $52,240/year•82% of families have income below $30,000
Housing costs are high while incomes are low
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• 395 square miles, with 1,041,200 people • No downtown; several commercial areas• Lack of old hotels, warehouses, etc.• SF neighborhoods, condo, townhouse
communities, and garden apartments• Increasing density• Limited undeveloped land
Fairfax County: a suburban/urban county
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Fairfax County Politics
10 Member Board of Supervisors
9 magisterial districts, each with 1 supervisor
At large chairman of the Board
Magisterial “veto”
Dillon Rule state
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Three Stories
Siting a shelter
Siting a safe haven
Siting affordable housing
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Siting a Shelter
Task force recommendation in 2000
County Project:
• Support and involvement of senior staff
• Support and involvement of elected officials
• County land
• County funds
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• Neighborhood concerns – the usual
• Response:– Hold public meetings and private
conversations
– Have a consistent message
– Listen and respond to concerns
Siting a Shelter
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Hanley Shelter Neighbors
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Hanley Shelter
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Hanley Shelter Neighbors
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Siting a Shelter
When local government puts its weight behind something, it will happen.
It may be slow but it will happen.
Moral:
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Hot potato project of the Continuum of Care in 1995
Site identification
Meeting with local elected supervisor
Open community meeting
Siting a Safe Haven
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• Use by right
• Fair housing
• Consistent message
• Listen and respond to concerns
Siting a Safe Haven
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Max’s Place – a safe haven
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Max’s Place Neighbor
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Siting a Safe Haven
Stick to your vision and the law
Buy a flack jacket
In the end, it will be okay
Moral:
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• 33 acres owned Fairfax County, purchased with CDBG funds
• Vacant/passive parkland
• 5 acres zoned commercial
• 18 acres zoned R-2
• 11 acres zoned R-MHP, 6 units/acre
Siting Affordable Housing
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North Hill
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Hypothermia and the faith community, then and now
Efforts of local faith coalition on affordable housing/SROs
Local supervisor moves from no how/no way to over-riding his own advisory committee
Siting Affordable Housing
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•Elected officials want political cover
•Mobilized and motivated individual citizens can provide it
Moral:
Siting Affordable Housing
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• Use by right
• Want county funds for match
• Need supervisor letter of support
Next: Siting a Samaritan Initiative
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Pamela L. MichellExecutive Director
New Hope Housing, Inc.8407-E Richmond Highway
Alexandria, VA 22309703-799-2293 ext.17
www.newhopehousing.org
www.fairfaxcounty.gov\homeless
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