An army of YIMBYs will be deployed across Sydney before the coming local council elections in a bid to get more pro-development councillors elected.
Secretary Justin Simon said the group would not run any candidates but would work to show people “you can turn up and ask for more density”. The group will support activists in asking hyper-local questions of current and prospective councillors, and upload them to a central online database to showcase candidates’ attitudes towards housing issues.“We’ll be running some online training about what levers council have access to with the housing crisis, and what the overall regulatory structure is so that people can make informed comments about how they can engage with candidates ahead of the election,” Simon said.
Housing is emerging as a key battleground for councils across the city with elections four months away. But while the city has witnessed some resistance – rallies against development have made their way to state parliament – an anti-development attitude has emerged only in pockets.“We request that you exclude the Blue Mountains Local Government Area from these proposed reforms,” the open letter – signed by nine of the 12 councillors – read earlier this month.
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