On October 29, the Village Councilors, Management, Company Developers, and Planners invited residents to a meeting to listen to suggestions for the various options for the area north and west of Williams Road and Via Coconut. This is where the former driving range was...
Why We Need Workforce Housing in the Greater Estero Area
Introduction
How can workforce housing be introduced without a “not-in-my backyard’ reaction?
The Need for Workforce Housing is Considerable and Important for Local Residents to Support.
But some are trying to assist!
- Allow for more density
- Remove restrictions like building heights
- Streamline the permitting and approval process to reduce the time it takes to build and thus reduce the project’s cost
- Allow for creative solutions like horizontal apartments and add things like accessory dwelling units
- “Boxabl” from Casita. (a 375 sq. ft accessory dwelling unit (ADU) delivered with a full-size bathroom, kitchen, appliances, and tall ceilings with big windows for under $50k)
- 3D printed houses from ICON. https://www.iconbuild.com/projects
- Renovating old hotels and motels to create more homes
- Renovating indoor retail spaces and malls into mixed-use
- Parlow, Matthew J. Whither Workforce Housing? Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law; Chicago Vol. 23, Iss. 3/4, (2015): 373-391).
- Collier County, Florida — Advisory Services Panel February 27, 2017 https://americas.uli.org/collier-county-florida-advisory-services-panel/
- What Exactly is Workforce Housing, and Why is it Important? Published July 12, 2018, By CED Program Interns & Students. https://ced.sog.unc.edu/2018/07/what-exactly-is-workforce-housing-and-why-is-it-important/
- “What is affordable Housing” by Laura Tichy, January 21, 2022, Florida Weekly.
- SWFL Inc. Insider. Wanted: Growing region seeks affordable housing for the workforce. Tiffany Esposito. October 7, 2021. https://bonitasprings.floridaweekly.com/articles/wanted-growing-region-seeks-affordable-housing-for-workforce/
- https://www.gormanusa.com/About-Gorman/Property-Management.aspx
- “How Does Inclusionary Housing Work?” Inclusionary Housing. https://inclusionaryhousing.org/inclusionary-housing-explained/what-is-inclusionary-housing/inclusionary-housing-work/