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An aerial view of the Coral Ridge neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale looking north from George English Park. New affordable housing bills being considered by state legislators could bring drastic changes to neighborhoods across the state, critics say.<\/p>\n
Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/p>\n
Florida lawmakers, in their zeal to boost affordable housing to accommodate the state\u2019s surging population, have come up with a one-size-fits-all approach that will have dire consequences for crowded urban areas like Fort Lauderdale, critics say.<\/p>\n
The fallout from the Live Local Act could get even worse if two new bills currently under consideration become law, Fort Lauderdale observers claim.<\/p>\n
One bill would make it possible for a Live Local developer to build workforce housing on property owned by the county, municipalities and school districts. Another designed to escalate the construction of starter homes across the state could transform single-family neighborhoods into hodgepodge communities with a mix of townhomes, duplexes and zero-lot-line housing.<\/p>\n