Affordable Housing Fee Waivers
Summary
The Council will consider waiving fees for affordable housing projects at two addresses on Van Gogh and Velazquez Roads, lowering the cost of getting those homes built.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Village fee revenue waived; amount not stated in the agenda.
The affordable housing developers and, ultimately, future residents of those homes.
Resident Laurene Capone said waivers for developers raise costs for everyone else.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Village Council — November 10, 2026
The Council will consider waiving fees for affordable housing projects at two addresses on Van Gogh and Velazquez Roads, lowering the cost of getting those homes built.
Village Council Workshop — November 9, 2026
Wellington is considering a fee waiver for affordable housing projects and two state-funded home improvement contracts for individual homeowners.
Village Council — September 22, 2026
The vote to waive impact and permit fees for affordable housing at 16651 Van Gogh and Velazquez Roads was pulled from the agenda at the last minute, with one resident saying the delay makes her worry about developer favors.
Village Council Workshop — September 17, 2026
The village's first affordable housing project — two 100% affordable, 106-unit complexes on Van Gogh and Velazquez Roads — is asking for roughly $844,000 in fees to be waived under state law. Meier objected to waiving fees for a for-profit developer; the council will decide Tuesday with the developer present.
Village Council Workshop — June 29, 2026
Developers are utilizing the state's Live Local Act to propose high-density affordable housing projects on commercial parcels along Southern Boulevard.
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