Letters and Videos

OurVIDEOS!

Click on the link below to see our introductory video on the City's attempts to put large multifamily buildings in Olympia's single-family neighborhoods:

        https://youtu.be/IRw719xxcK8

Watch our second video, which has more detail:

       https://youtu.be/UymjtU2qNzc

March 1, 2019: "What's Wrong With Missing Middle". Glen Anderson interviews Judy Bardin and Jim Keogh about the important, unpublicized details that make all the difference. Go here.

March 13, 2020: "Facts and Myths About the Missing Middle". Glen Anderson interviews Jay Elder and Larry Dziedza about what data has shown about Missing Middle and Housing Options proposals.   Go here.

April 13, 2018: "Hidden Costs of Local Population Growth: Glen Anderson interviews Bob Jacobs and Jim Lazar about little-known negative impacts of growth. Go here.

 

BELOW ARE ARTICLES, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,  LETTERS TO THE CITY, AND INTERVIEWS DONE BY MEMBERS OF THE OSD&LN BOARD

Letters/articles

1. Letter to the Editor: 4/22/20, by Doug Benson, found here.

2. Housing Options SEPA Letter, by Jay Elder, found here.

3. Housing Options SEPA Letter, by Jana Wiley, found here.

4. Housing Options SEPA Letter, by Bob Jacobs, found here.

9.  Housing Options Letter to the Editor by Judy Barden found here.


6. Wall Street Journal 7/4/19:

“Disappointment in a new small town: America loses out on properties”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/disappointment-in-small-town-america-as-buyers-lose-out-on-properties-11621611817

7. The Guardian, 7/4/21:

"Nimbys are not selfish. We're just trying to stop the destruction of nature"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/04/nimbys-nature-destruction-wildlife-developers?fbclid=IwAR3F9yc0NBtJE5CvvbVZ3Ru1ccgxvFUAS-wdf-zxyaqgA7P8ny_EhC3Cwh8

8. The Tyee, 7/9/2021"None of the Parties is Willing to Drive Down Home Costs" : Leaders of all political groups pursue policies that increase the cost of housing 

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/09/07/No-Parties-Willing-Drive-Down-Home-Costs/

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