Can't Bid Adieu to ADUs

Dear Editor,
    As an Austin resident and homeowner living on the Eastside for more than two decades, I wanted to chime in on the affordable housing initiative discussion.
    In my experience, what drives long-time residents out of the city is no secret: The valuation of single family homes have skyrocketed with property taxes swamping us (barely) steady income earners. 
    Everyone that I know with jobs in Austin are clinging to the hope that the  City Council initiative for Accessory Dwelling Units was passed. We then witnessed our hopes dwindle as council supported developers with lobbyists and budgets. 
    I do not imagine that commercial developers have even an inkling of the fervent commitment to Austin’s community that residents and families have ...Please City Council, let us have ADU’s!