The Grey Paper on Housing
What are the government agencies saying about the buildup? What did the DEIS say about the buildup?
Read The Grey Papers. Short. Straight. In Their Own Words. compiled by We Are Guåhan
This issue: Housing
Download: The Grey Paper – Housing here (file is 5.6Mb).
A copy of GHURA’s Comprehensive Housing Study can be found at:
http://tiny.cc/k0z9s
A copy of GHURA’s comment on the DEIS can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bwc3h-AXLqFPNDdiMzk4NzQtZDA1Yy00MjczLTkzMWUtZWExZGQ2NTg2MmU3&hl=en
Download a pdf for print here:
http://weareguahan.com/greypapers/housing.pdf
Summary:
- The predicted shortage of housing through 2014 will drive housing prices up, increasing homelessness, overcrowding and illegal housing units.
- The predicted over-supply of housing after 2014 will also likely result in many more abandoned buildings.
- The DEIS is “deafeningly silent” on how DoD will mitigate the impact on Guam’s housing market.
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- Posted by root
- Posted in On Focus
- May, 13, 2010
- 1 Comment.
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