Land Use Policy - Affordable Housing |
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Avelina Torres |
| What is your position on affordable housing? Please be specific with regards to policies you support or oppose. |
I have always supported affordable housing. I voted for it while in the council. |
| Do you support modifying city policies and regulations to make it easier and cheaper to build housing? If so, what specific policy changes do you support? |
Yes, by convincing the current council the dire need for more affordable housing |
| Do you support requiring developers to actually build inclusionary units instead of paying an "in lieu" fee? |
Yes |
| Do you support requiring that inclusionary housing units be made permanently affordable, even upon resale? If not, please explain. |
Yes |
| Do you support requiring developers of hospitality, commercial, and industrial projects that significantly increase demand for already scarce housing resources to also build workforce housing? |
Yes of course |
| What other housing policies do you support or oppose? |
I support farm worker housing along with affordable and I feel we should also look into the need for median housing. |
Water Supplies |
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Avelina Torres |
| What specific proposals do you support to ensure your community can meet its water demands without increasing the overdraft of the County's groundwater aquifers? |
I am in support of the local committee that has purposed having a ground water well to support our local communities |
Sprawl Reduction |
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Avelina Torres |
| LandWatch documents the potential for ~23,000 new residential units throughout Monterey County, most of them low density, single family homes that are largely unaffordable to local residents. LandWatch's updated report "Approved/Unbuilt Residential Projects in Monterey County" identifies more than 10,000 unbuilt residential units that have been approved throughout Monterey County. With the exception of a few projects in litigation, all of these units are legally entitled and could theoretically be built today. LandWatch's new report "Approved/Unbuilt and Proposed Residential Projects in the Salinas Valley" documents an additional ~17,000 residential units in Salinas Valley cities—projects that local governments are currently considering or conceptualizing. Do you support the proposed projects in your City? Why or why not? What policies would you advocate that would lead to more equitable, affordable, and climate-friendly housing? |
Greenfield has always struggled getting affordable/farm worker housing due to out cry of some of the citizens & council members. I will always support affordable housing. |
| Do you support the creation of "urban growth boundaries" or expansion of the existing boundary as a way to prevent urban sprawl, and to insure that future growth is compact, efficient, and protective of farmland? If not, what measures would you support to prevent urban sprawl? If yes, will you sponsor an urban growth boundary in the upcoming year, and make it one of your top three priorities? |
Yes I do support it since our city boundaries do limit growth. |
Transportation |
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Avelina Torres |
| Poorly planned, non-infill commercial developments and hotels create more trips and additional vehicle miles traveled on already overcrowded roads and highways. Both residents and visitors pay the price of delay, road impacts, and increased pollution. What specific traffic congestion relief solutions do you support? |
Trying to convince big box stores to build closer to small town areas. |
| Do you support roundabouts on Highway 68 and other roads? What other transportation policies or practices have you seen that local governments should incorporate? |
I have only driven on one roundabout road in my lifetime so I really don't know. I have not seen any polices in effect that pertain to transportation. |
Leadership |
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Avelina Torres |
| If you are elected, what will be your top three priorities? |
1. Stop the wasteful spending the city has been practicing.
2. Insure our community that they are being listened to
3. I look into city practices when it comes to affordable/farm worker housing. |
| What land use policies would you champion for the community? |
Save our beautiful fields and empty lot by having pick up litter days and have landlords keep their properties clean and to be sure to not to build anything that could become an eyesore. |
| What accomplishments in your career or public service are you most proud of? |
I am very proud of the coat drive I have had for 3 years for the homeless and victims of violence. Children are important so I donated part of my stipend when I was in the council and also have given 2 scholarships to graduating seniors. |
Background |
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Avelina Torres |
| Occupation |
retired |
| Years Lived in Area |
66 |
| Education |
High School graduate |
| Experience |
Former city council member and former Mayor Pro Tem |