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Given the rapid aging of the Scottsdale population, we need all the multi-family and assisted living facilities we can build. We're building some - but not nearly enough. This City has never seen 3,000 multi-family homes built in any three year period in its history. There might be a big pipeline, but it's a slow moving pipeline that doesn't deliver housing at anything close to the demand.

If we want to restore the disappearing "Family with Children" demographic, we need family friendly housing, too, and in big numbers. There is absolutely no Family Friendly housing in development. Scottsdale was built on 4,000' to 8,000' lots. Today we think anything less than two acre lots is "too dense".

If we want families with kids to disappear, then we're doing precisely the right thing. If we think that's a bad idea (I do), someone needs to step up and lead an initiative to restore family friendly community development in our City.