Central New Mexico has a detailed position on housing. We've revised our position several times over the decades and have arrived at this. It is available on our website.
Central New Mexico League has a detailed position on housing. We've revised our position several times over the decades and have arrived at this. It is available on our website.
https://www.lwvcnm.org/positions-and-advocacy/

Housing (Rev. 2009)

Local government has primary responsibility for making available, facilitating, and coordinating provision of affordable, decent, and safe housing using federal, state, county, or city funds. This may also be done by coordination with private builders, nonprofit organizations, and/or foundations.

We support the following guidelines for government assisted housing: Assistance for private affordable housing projects under the following conditions:

The surrounding neighborhood has been involved early in the planning for the project;

Regulatory variances which may be granted do not permit unsafe or unsightly conditions.

Design review by a qualified panel.

A variety of home ownership and rental opportunities in public or private affordable housing projects.

An adequate maintenance system in all affordable housing projects. This system should include education and training for residents in maintenance skills.

Encouragement of the formation of tenant organizations.

Long Range planning, accountability, and neighborhood involvement in expenditure of federal Community Development.

Block Grant funds for housing rehabilitation.

Leadership in assistance for homeless programs which provide both shelter and services for targeted populations, particularly families and the mentally ill.

Boarding houses as a way of meeting housing needs.

Community-based residential care for the mentally ill.

Karen Wentworth


Housing (Rev. 2009)

Local government has primary responsibility for making available, facilitating, and coordinating provision of affordable, decent, and safe housing using federal, state, county, or city funds. This may also be done by coordination with private builders, nonprofit organizations, and/or foundations.

We support the following guidelines for government assisted housing: Assistance for private affordable housing projects under the following conditions:

The surrounding neighborhood has been involved early in the planning for the project;

Regulatory variances which may be granted do not permit unsafe or unsightly conditions.

Design review by a qualified panel.

A variety of home ownership and rental opportunities in public or private affordable housing projects.

An adequate maintenance system in all affordable housing projects. This system should include education and training for residents in maintenance skills.

Encouragement of the formation of tenant organizations.

Long Range planning, accountability, and neighborhood involvement in expenditure of federal Community Development.

Block Grant funds for housing rehabilitation.

Leadership in assistance for homeless programs which provide both shelter and services for targeted populations, particularly families and the mentally ill.

Boarding houses as a way of meeting housing needs.

Community-based residential care for the mentally ill.

Karen Wentworth

-----Original Message-----
From: Action <action-bounces@mailman.swcp.com> On Behalf Of Ed Santiago via Action
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 10:39 AM
To: Action <action@mailman.swcp.com>
Cc: Ed Santiago <lwvnmaction@edsantiago.com>
Subject: Re: [LWVNM Action] Request for consideration: SB166

I withdraw my request, with apologies for taking up so much time.

Ed
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Ed Santiago  [he/him]          Toolsmith          ...@edsantiago.com


On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:12:52 -0700, Akkana Peck via Action wrote:
>One line of the bill includes "improving health and human services
>outcomes for people who experience homelessness" which definitely falls
>under our healthcare position. But the rest of the bill isn't
>healthcare related. Can we advocate for a bill because we have a
>position covering only a small part of it? (I think the answer is no
>but I don't know for
>sure.)
>
>Do we have a position on homelessness? I don't find "homeless" anywhere
>in https://www.lwvnm.org/positions.html but one of our other positions
>might cover it. Or is there a LWVUS position?
>
>If not, maybe we should have a position on homelessness. Maybe another
>state has a position with which we could concur.
>
>We do need a position in order to advocate on a bill.
>
>        ...Akkana
>
>Ed Santiago via Action writes: > Hi Hannah, > > From my perspective
>SB166/Homelessness falls under Health, but your > latest tracking list
>has SB7 (Housing) and SB46 (Food Banks) under Other. > > Thank you for
>your consideration and thank you for being down there today.
>> > Ed > -- > Ed Santiago [he/him] Toolsmith ...@edsantiago.com > > On
>> > Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:03:45 -0700, Hannah Burling via Action
>wrote: > >Hi Ed, > > > >Could you tell me which League position would
>support this bill? Then we > >can review it. > > > >My apologies for
>the late response but we are on the floor of the sausage > >factory
>now. > > > >Best, > > > >Hannah Burling > > > >On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at
>2:25 PM Ed Santiago via Action < > >action@mailman.swcp.com>
>wrote: > > > >> I'm watching today's filings roll in and SB166 caught
>my eye: > >> > >> https://nmlegis.edsantiago.com/bills/SB166.html >
>>> AN ACT RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT; AMENDING AND ENACTING > >>
>SECTIONS OF THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT ACT; > >> CREATING THE
>HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION DIVISION; ESTABLISHING > >> THE INTERAGENCY
>HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION TASK FORCE AND THE > >> HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION
>ADVISORY COUNCIL; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. > >> > >> Introduced by
>Harold Pope and Eleanor Chávez > >> > >> Is it acceptable for a lurker
>on this list to request that the League > >> review this bill and,
>should they find it acceptable, support it? > >> > >> Thank you. >
>>> Ed > >> -- > >> Ed Santiago [he/him] Toolsmith ...@edsantiago.com
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