{"id":6716,"date":"2016-11-30T21:44:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T04:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2020-07-14T03:22:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T03:22:23","slug":"forest-city-almost-done-having-to-lie-about-affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6716","title":{"rendered":"Forest City Almost Done Having to Lie About Affordable Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The contract between the city and Forest City will be complete as soon as the City of Denver sells the final pieces of airport land to Forest City, which could come as early as 2018. At that time, any agreements between the city and Forest City will be completed. \u201cIt\u2019s really an exciting time for us,\u201d said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cWe have been dealing with this 500 pound gorilla known as affordable housing<\/a> for a long time now. Of course, the city has put some pressure on us, and certainly the Stapleton residents and its committees<\/a> have put pressure on us, so we have been dodging questions for a long time now. So, to know we may only have one year left of this is really gratifying. We\u2019re on the home stretch.\u201d Once the land is transferred, and all of Stapleton is built out, the City of Denver will evaluate Forest City\u2019s performance in regards to the original plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat makes no sense to me,\u201d said CAB (Citizens Advisory Board) member Greg Owens. \u201cSo, they may fail in these goals, but they get their money. Why do they care what the city says about them at that point? There should have been safeguards put in place along the way.\u201d Forest City believes they put a strong enough effort towards the affordable housing<\/a> goals and should be commended. \u201cYou wanted 33% rental housing. We\u2019re at almost 20%,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cThe goal for affordable for sale homes<\/a> was 10%. We\u2019re halfway there. Now, we are of course not going to get to any of these goals being 75-80% built out, but that\u2019s pretty darn good.\u201d Owens doesn\u2019t agree. \u201cThese goals weren\u2019t meant to be lofty,\u201d says Owens. \u201cThey were put in place as something people believed was important to build a strong, diverse community. In most people\u2019s minds, these were minimums. Not some lofty goal that you shot for, but if you missed, you still would have done well. I think it\u2019s totally unacceptable. But, in less than a year, there won\u2019t be anything anyone can do about it.\u201d Forest City will no doubt continue to get pressure from the community in regards to its poor performance on affordable housing<\/a>. For their part, Forest City plans to dodge and duck these questions, and if they are forced to answer, they will use excuses and lies. They\u2019ve been doing that for over a decade. And as of now, they only have a year left of these aggravating affordable housing<\/a> questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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