March has been busy. The WeSERV Pinal County and City of Eloy Housing Demand Survey has found its way to many types of people and organizations. Economic development Directors at various cities and towns, city managers, state legislators, business organizations and chambers of commerce. And WeSERV members who have in turn sent it to those they know.
A couple of weeks ago New York Times journalist Peter Goodman was in the Phoenix area and met with several WeSERV members. He too had seen a copy of the WeSERV housing demand survey.
I have asked myself several times over the past 5 years why we aren’t seeing wage earner housing being built? And after several conversations, now I know at least part of the answer.
There are many ways to solve this problem, but it comes when everyone correctly identifies the population of wage earner households with no housing choices and realizes that market is only going to increase as new wage earners join the community.
Now, let’s move onto two recently passed laws at the State Capitol.
HB 2785 – primary; identification, canvass, recounts, ballots
SB 1285 – local candidates, petitions, electronic signatures
April 11th WeSERV Government Affairs is pleased to bring you a three hour CE event with CAP (Central Arizona Project) covering water in Maricopa county and Pinal county through the CAP system in the first two hours, and in hour three we will be learning about local water and the SRP system from two of WeSERV’s members who have worked in the water world for ADWR and other water providers.
Join Nancy LaMascus, Lisa Swanson and me on April 11th at WeSERV Peoria from 9am to 12 noon. You can register for this event at weserv.realtor.
Please let me know if you would like to be part of one or more candidate interview workgroups. We begin interviewing candidates in May and finish in late June. You can email me or my assistant Krys at weservgad@weserv.realtor. Or call us with questions or to volunteer.
Our next Government Affairs Committee meeting will be April 3rd at the WeSERV Chandler office also known as Avion Center. Join us at 10:30am in person or over zoom. Don’t forget to register so we know to expect you.
WeSERV GAD: Advocating for private property rights, the right to private contract and YOUR business!
