Housing policy, municipal governance, community development
This proposal does not require every new structure to power itself completely. That would be unrealistic in many cases. What it does require is that every new building include some form of renewable energy supply or demand-reduction system — solar, wind, geothermal, solar thermal, or an approved equivalent — so that new construction provides at least some relief to the grid it depends on.
The Homes First Residential Ownership Act, is built around a simple distinction: purpose-built apartment buildings can and should remain part of the rental housing system, but single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses, and other family-scale housing should not be quietly converted into corporate portfolios.
The Productive Farmland Protection and Valuation Act is a proposal to protect family farms, support food affordability, reduce speculative pressure on agricultural land, and recognize farmland as food-system infrastructure rather than just another real estate asset.
If politicians receive higher housing, meal, travel, or living allowances because costs have gone up, then the supports people rely on for housing, food, transportation, and daily survival should increase by the same proportion.
The purpose of the Home Stability Property Tax Model is to protect homeowners, seniors, fixed-income residents, family farms, and long-term community members from being forced out of their homes because land speculation has increased the assessed value of the property around them.