Imagine Austin: Panel on Affordability

Late notice here, but there is an Imagine Austin panel tomorrow (4/14) evening (from 5p-6:30p) titled Affordability in Austin: Understanding the Potential Impact of Secondary Dwelling Units on Affordability.  According to the event page, you will find answers to:

• Can I build an alley flat/secondary dwelling unit to help pay property taxes?
• Is my neighbor’s new secondary unit impacting my property taxes?
• Could these units help to provide housing for lower-income people in our community?
• Could these units provide more options for my family at different stages in life?
• Could construction of more of these units provide more affordable housing options in Austin’s neighborhoods? 

The panelists include:

• Chief Appraiser of the Travis Central Appraisal District
• President of the Austin Neighborhoods Council
• Builder of affordable secondary units
• University of Texas professor who specializes in secondary housing/affordability issues.

The event will be held at the Town Lake Center at 721 Barton Springs Rd.  Visit the event page for links to more information about Secondary Dwelling Units (aka Additional Dwelling Units or Granny Flats).  

Thanks! (to The Austin Young Chamber of Commerce)

I'd like to give many thanks here to the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce ("AYC"), which was once again very cool to Habitat Young Professionals ("HYP").   Specifically, we enjoyed the opportunity to have a booth at the AYC Charity Fair on Wednesday April 14th.   There were a lot of other interesting groups in the room, and we got quite a lot of visitors asking us about HYP, getting information on membership and volunteer opportunities, and getting directions to our upcoming (as in 4/21) happy hour at the Belmont.   And, of course, we got the word out about the HYP Gala. 

Furthermore, thanks to AYC for making Catalyst 8 the first arts group to be highlighted by AYC's new Imagine Austin arts committee.

AYC, the folks at HYP and Catalyst 8 truly appreciate your support!