Writers on the Range: The housing crisis is harming my town

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Tim Lydon: In Girdwood, Alaska, residents testified at a public meeting about housing. He says the issue is not an actual shortage of houses, it's the blizzard of cash that developers can throw at any property. Communities across the West have fought similar battles for an entire generation now, he says. Writers: We just need elected officials to understand that people can't work here if they have nowhere to live.

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Writers on the Range: The housing crisis is harming my town

In Girdwood, Alaska, we’ll long remember the snowstorm of Dec. 6, just three months ago. But it won’t be for the school cancellations. We’ll remember it as the night dozens...

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Writers on the Range: The housing crisis is harming my town

In Girdwood, Alaska, we’ll long remember the snowstorm of Dec. 6, just two months ago. But it won’t be for the school cancellations. We’ll remember it as the night dozens of residents traveled a snow-packed highway to testify at a public meeting — about housing. Residents across the West will recognize why so many came out that snowy night. A proposed development, called Holtan Hills, would expand our town’s footprint but include almost nothing …

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