Hot button items included creating a temporary homeless shelter and the idea of turning single-family lots into smaller lots for affordability.
However, many supported the item and said everyone should have the chance to live in Austin.
"We should not have to choose between staying in the city and having a family," said an Austin resident. Supporters of the item said townhomes, rowhomes, triplexes and four-plexes will be affordable options. "There are not enough townhomes, cottage homes, and condos for those who are just starting out, and these are often beautiful buildings," said an Austinite in support of item 126."I get it, but if you look it up, and you Google a row home in the Mueller, it's $700,000. That's not affordable. You just can Google that," said one resident against item 126.
Another hot button issue was agenda item 111. Many were against the idea of creating an emergency homeless shelter in a city-owned facility for a year. They said it seemed like a rushed project that would not help"I'm going to call the marshaling yard what I feel it is. It's a displacement project. It's just meant to get people out of the eyes. It's the ‘keep Austin pretty’ initiative.
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