Affordable housing survey response
County: Cook County
Area type: Suburb
Age group: 50+
Education: Grad/Prof degree
2024 presidential vote: Kamala Harris
Proposed building floors: 4
Position: Strongly oppose
Best aspects (respondent's words): Yeas we need affordable housing in the area, but 1st and foremost you must look at the impact on the neighborhood. Currently street parking is a problem and traffic on the main streets are at times hazardous due to lack of stop signs. The addition of this building will only increase the problem. That is at minimum 30 cars needing a place to park, 30+ cars driving though neighborhood streets not designed for this activity and traffic. In addition the impact this will have on the Village will not be covered by a 1× impact fee. Yes owners will pay taxes but the increase in services (school, library, garbage, free village social services) required by the residents of this building may result in increased taxes to the current home owners in the village. Additional assessment and information will need to be provided regarding the financial impact and traffic impact this will have on the Village. A plan must also  be developed for off street parking on the buildings property.
Worst aspects (respondent's words): This neighborhood already has a parking and traffic problem! And increasing the density of an area that was designed as a  single family neighborhood is not appropriate. No info has been provided regarding where 30+ cars are expected to park when street parking is already a problem. Additional cars will also increase traffic on roads not designed for the traffic they already have and safety issues will only increase. Yes,  owners of the building will pay taxes, but historically value assessments often do not cover the total costs for the residents use of village and other services. Additional financial, and traffic impact studies, and an off street parking plan should be done and shared with the residents before any additional zoning changes or building approval is given