JACKSON — Accessory dwelling units and home sharing were discussed at a forum that took place Monday night at the Whitney Community Center.
About 25 people attended the session, which was hosted by the MWV Housing Coalition and Jackson Housing Opportunities Matter, a 501(c)(3) non-profit established to increase housing diversity.
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm|(' w@FD:?8 r@2=:E:@? tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C ':4E@C:2 {2C24J :?EC@5F465 E96 DA62<6CD[ H9:49 :?4=F565 sC] |2C:2??6 y24<D@?[ @7 |25:D@?[ H9@ 6IA=2:?65 E96 ?6H w@>6$92C6 AC@8C2> C646?E=J =2F?4965 3J E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C 7@C $6?:@C $6CG:46D :? }@CE9 r@?H2Jj v6@C86 #6282?[ 25>:?:DEC2E@C @7 E96 }]w] w@FD:?8 u:?2?46 pFE9@C:EJ[ H9@ 5:D4FDD65 56D:8? :562D 7@C ps&D[ :?4=F5:?8 H2JD 9@>6@H?6CD 42? C656D:8? E96:C 9@>6D E@ 4C62E6 2 D>2== 2A2CE>6?EDj 2?5 $4@EE q2586C[ AC6D:56?E @7 y24<D@? w@FD:?8 ~AA@CEF?:E:6D |2EE6C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmq2586C D2:5 27E6C E96 7@CF>i “(6 H2?E65 E@ AC6D6?E 2 4@FA=6 @7 A@E6?E:2= H2JD E@ 4C62E6 @C 7:?5 9@FD:?8j E96C6 :D?’E 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 D:=G6C 3F==6E E@ D@=G6 :E 2==[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 D@>6 @AE:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“%9:D :D 2== :>A@CE2?E 7@C 2 E@H? =:<6 y24<D@? E@ >2:?E2:? 2 G:3C2?E 2?5 C@3FDE 4@>>F?:EJ[” 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm“p77@C523=6 9@FD:?8 :D 4C:E:42= E9C@F89@FE E96 G2==6J 7@C E96 D2>6 C62D@? E@ AC@G:56 A=246D 7@C H@C<6CD @7 =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D E@ =:G6] *@F 5@?’E 92G6 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E :7 J@F 5@?’E 92G6 2G2:=23=6 9@FD:?8[” D2:5 q2586C[ 4@\@H?6C @7 {FA:?6 !6ED @7 t2DE r@?H2J]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQmw6 D2:5 E92E y24<D@? G@E6CD 2E 2??F2= E@H? >66E:?8 2AAC@G65 EH@ K@?:?8 2>6?5>6?ED[ @?6 E@ 2==@H 7@C :?4C62D65 4=FDE6C 56G6=@A>6?E 3J =@H6C:?8 E96 2>@F?E C6BF:C65 7@C 4@>>@? =2?5 2?5 2?@E96C E@ C65F46 E96 2>@F?E @7 7C@?E286 C6BF:C65 7@C 2 DF35:G:D:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmq@E9 #6282? 2?5 y24<D@? DA@<6 @7 9@FD:?8 2=E6C?2E:G6D E92E 4@F=5 :?4C62D6 y24<D@?’D 9@FD:?8 DE@4< 3J FD:?8 6I:DE:?8 9@FD:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm}6H w2>AD9:C6 A2DD65 2 =2H :? a_`f E92E D2:5 2 E@H? 42?’E C6BF:C6 :?4C62D65 =@E D:K6 @C D6AE:4 42A24:EJ H96? 2? ps& :D 2EE24965 E@ 2? 6I:DE:?8 C6D:56?46]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy24<D@?’D ps& @C5:?2?46 F?56C $64E:@? h @7 E96 K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 D2JD E92E 2 D:?8=6\72>:=J C6D:56?46 4@?DE:EFE:?8 2 AC:?4:A2= 5H6==:?8 F?:E >2J 2=D@ :?4=F56 2? 2446DD@CJ 2A2CE>6?E[ 2D 2? p446DD@CJ &D6[ 6:E96C :?E68C2=[ 2EE24965 @C 56E24965[ AC@G:565 E92E :E 5@6D?’E 6I4665 `[___ DBF2C6 766E @7 6?4=@D65 DA246 2?5 :D 3:886C E92? bd_ DBF2C6 766E @7 6?4=@D65 DA246]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmx? 255:E:@?[ :E D2JD ps&D D92== ?@E 92G6 >@C6 E92? @?6 @44FA2?E A6C ad_ DBF2C6 766E @7 DA246j E92E E96C6 :D 256BF2E6 @77\DEC66E A2C<:?8j 2?5 E96 AC@A6CEJ D92== 92G6 @?6 @C >@C6 DE2E6\2AAC@G65 D6AE:4 56D:8?D DF77:4:6?E E@ D6CG6 3@E9 E96 AC:?4:A2= 5H6==:?8 F?:E 2?5 E96 ps&]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmx? 9:D AC6D6?E2E:@?[ #6282? D2:5 E96 36?67:ED @7 ps&D :D E96J :?4C62D6 2 4@>>F?:EJ’D 9@FD:?8 DFAA=J H:E9@FE 7FCE96C =2?5 56G6=@A>6?Ej 724:=:E2E6 677:4:6?E FD6 @7 6I:DE:?8 9@FD:?8 DE@4< 2?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC6j AC@G:56 2? 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 @AE:@? 7@C >2?J =@H\2?5 >@56C2E6\:?4@>6 C6D:56?EDj :>AC@G6 9@>6@H?6C 42D9 7=@Hj 2?5 6?23=6 6=56C=J @C 5:D23=65 A6@A=6 E@ =:G6 4=@D6 E@ 72>:=J >6>36CD 2?5 >2J 56=2J EC2?D:E:@? E@ 2DD:DE65 =:G:?8 46?E6CDk^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQmw:D E2=< 2=D@ @FE=:?65 =2?5=@C5 2?5 E6?2?E C:89EDj =62D6D 2?5 D64FC:EJ 56A@D:EDj 2?5 E2<:?8 :?E@ 4@?D:56C2E:@? A@DD:3=6 AC@A6CEJ G2=F6 :?4C62D6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(92E x H2?E E@ =62G6 J@F H:E9 :D E9:D :D ?@E 2 =:89E 4@?D:56C2E:@?[” D2:5 #6282?[ @776C:?8 9:D D6CG:46D D9@F=5 2?J@?6 92G6 >@C6 BF6DE:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy24<D@? C6G:6H65 9@H E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C =2F?4965 :ED ?6H w@>6$92C6 AC@8C2> =2DE >@?E9]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm“(92E w@>6$92C6 5@6D :D E@ 4C62E6 9@FD:?8 E92E >2I:>:K6D C6=2E:@?D9:AD[” D2:5 y24<D@?] “*@F 5@?’E 92G6 E@ DA6?5 2 =@E @7 E:>6 E2=<:?8 23@FE K@?:?8 2?5 7:?2?4:?8[ 3642FD6 J@F’C6 K@?65 E@ E96 9@FD6 J@F 92G6] xE’D 2=C625J E96C6] xE’D 7:?5:?8 E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 42? =:G6 H:E9 J@F 2?5 D92C:?8 E92E DA246]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 D6CG:46 >2E496D 9@>6@H?6CD H9@ 92G6 6IEC2 365C@@>D H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C D92C65 9@FD:?8 @AE:@?D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$96 D2:5 :E :D >@56=65 27E6C 2 w@>6$92C6 '6C>@?E D6CG:46 E92E 92D 366? @A6C2E:@?2= 7@C @G6C bd J62CD]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy24<D@? D2:5 7F==J G6EE65 C6?E6CD A2J C6?E 2?5 @7E6? AC@G:56 32CE6C65 D6CG:46D 2D H6== 2D 4@>A2?:@?D9:A 2?5 ?6:893@C9@@5 D64FC:EJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“r2CE6C }@E49 #@25 :D D276C :7[ :? 255:E:@? E@ E96 G242E:@? 9@>6D 2?5 D64@?5 9@>6D[ E96C6 2C6 A6@A=6 H9@ =:G6 E96C6 2== E96 E:>6[” D2:5 y24<D@?] “*@F D66 6249 @E96C[ 2?5 J@F H2G6]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 46?E6C 492C86D 2 >2E49:?8 766 E@ DFAA@CE E96 AC@8C2>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm%96 8@2= :D E@ 2==@H 9@>6@H?6CD E@ C6>2:? :? E96:C 9@>6D H9:=6 2=D@ 86EE:?8 C6G6?F6[ H:E9 E96 C6?E 56E6C>:?65 3J E96 =2?5@H?6C 2?5 E96 E6?2?E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp8C66>6?ED 2C6 5C2H? FA 36EH66? 2== A2CE:6D 4@?46C?:?8 6IA64E2E:@?D 7@C E96 2CC2?86>6?E[ H96E96C E92E 36 96=A:?8 H:E9 9@FD69@=5 49@C6D[ 8F6DED 2?5 @E96C :DDF6D E92E >:89E 2C:D6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“*@F 92G6 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 9@FD6>2E6D[ H9@ 96=A 6249 @E96C[” y24<D@? D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$96 56D4C:365 9@H E96 AC@46DD H@C<D] u:CDE[ :?E6C6DE65 A2CE:6D 4@?k^DA2?mkDA2? 4=2DDlQDcQmE24E w@>6$92C6 |('\v:3D@? 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i9@>6D92C6o8:3D@?46?E6C]@C8Qm9@>6D92C6o8:3D@?46?E6C]@C8k^2m E@ 4@>A=6E6 2? 2AA=:42E:@? 2?5 :?E6CG:6H] %9:D =625D E@ 2 4@>A=6E6 324<8C@F?5 4964< 2?5 7@FC C676C6?46D 7@C 2== A2CE:6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQDaQm%96 :?E6CG:6H 56E2:=D =:76DEJ=6 AC676C6?46D 2?5 96=AD D6E 2AAC@AC:2E6 6IA64E2E:@?D E92E 96=A :56?E:7J E96 36DE >2E496D] %9:D >2J 36 32D65 @? =@42E:@?[ =:76DEJ=6[ 32CE6C65 D6CG:46D @C 4@DE]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy24<D@? D2:5 :E >2J E2<6 D6G6C2= H66<D 7@C 2 >2E49 E@ 36 >256 D@ D96 DEC6DD65 :E :D :>A@CE2?E E@ C64@8?:K6 E9:D :D ?@E 6>6C86?4J 9@FD:?8 ?@C :D :E D9@CE E6C> 9@FD:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmx?7@C>2E:@? :D 2=D@ AC@G:565 C682C5:?8 }6H w2>AD9:C6 E6?2?E^=2?5=@C5 =2H 2?5 D2>A=6 =62D6D 2C6 2G2:=23=6] %96 7:CDE >@?E9’D C6?E :D A2:5 E@ |('\v:3D@? E@ 4@G6C E96 4@DED @7 E96 324<8C@F?5 4964<D 2?5 E96 D6CG:46]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy24<D@? D2:5 2AA@:?E>6?ED E@ 4@>A=6E6 2AA=:42E:@?D 2?5 :?E6CG:6HD 42? 36 >256 3J 42==:?8 E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C 7@C $6?:@C $6CG:46D 2E We_bX bde\bab`]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm':56@ @7 E96 7@CF> :D 2G2:=23=6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^;24<D@?\?9]@C8Qm;24<D@?\?9]@C8k^2m[ 244@C5:?8 E@ y24<D@? w@FD:?8 ~AA@CEF?:E:6D 3@2C5 >6>36C q6ED6J w2C5:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmu@C :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE y24<D@? w@FD:?8 ~AA@CEF?:EJ |2EE6CD[ 4@?E24E q2586C 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i;D4@EE32586Co8>2:=]4@>Qm;D4@EE32586Co8>2:=]4@>k^2m @C We_bX hge\faf` @C 42== w2C5:?8 2E We_bX aec\h_eg]k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.