Why Did Raleigh's Planning Commission Accept $1.5 Million in Lieu of Promised Affordable Housing Units at Union Station?

Why Did Raleigh's Planning Commission Accept $1.5 Million in Lieu of Promised Affordable Housing Units at Union Station?

Should GoTriangle and the developer Hoffman & Associates be allowed to pay $1.5 million into Raleigh’s affordable housing fund instead of including affordable units in the high-rise apartment complex they’re building next to Union Station, as they originally offered? Last week, a majority of the members of the Raleigh Planning Commission said yes. Although the planning commission’s 4-2 vote in the developers’ favor is only a recommendation (the …