0:30
Erin Baldwin Day
60:00 - 60:30
“MHOP is a decade overdue, as we heard from Member Martinez, it is a proven concept. This kind of development, these sorts of zoning overlays, have proven to be extremely successful elsewhere in environments like ours, and it reflects a decision point at whether we are willing to take the steps that are outlined in our comprehensive plan to incentivize housing in the places that it already makes sense.”
- Speaker
- Erin Baldwin Day
- Timestamp
- 60:00 – 60:30
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 17, 2026
From the transcript
Back one more. Back one more. There we go. So to wrap us up, MHOP is a decade overdue, as we heard from Member Martinez, it is a proven concept. This kind of development, these sorts of zoning overlays, have proven to be extremely success— successful elsewhere in environments like ours, and it reflects a decision point at whether we are willing to take the steps that are outlined in our comprehensive plan to incentivize housing in the places that it already makes sense.
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