Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff City Council and mayoral candidates have been given the chance to answer a weekly question in no more than 150 words. This week’s question: Will you vote for the affordable housing bond on the November ballot? How should the money be spent on? If you oppose the bond, how should the city address the issue of affordable housing?
Council
Paul Deasy
We need affordable housing, but I’m concerned with Council’s funding choice. Rather than an independent funding source, Council decided to use up half our city’s remaining credit limit until 2037, kicking the can down the road for future Councils with no outline on how the money would be spent. My vote will depend on the financial plan, which hasn’t been properly explained to the public. We need to treat this as a public investment, not a public expenditure.
