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Housing is on Council’s Agenda, Monday, July 14, 2025

Written by David Robinson on . Posted in Affordability, City Council, City Identity, City Services, Household Impact, Public Health, Sustainability

Housing proposals and housing strategies will be on Council’s agenda again tomorrow night, as a follow-up to the discussion we had early last month (June 9, 2025).

As background, here’s a link to City Council’s June housing discussion (from 17:51 – 1:30:05; two comments from residents may be found at 1:24:10 – 1:30:05):
https://worthington.org/1885/Live-Recorded-Meetings
You will then need to go to the “Related Videos” section on the right, and find the 6/9/25 video there.

Here’s a link to the Spotlight’s article recapping that meeting’s housing discussion:
https://www.worthingtonspotlight.com/articles/council-will-take-time-to-develop-housing-plan/

My June, 2025 post about my Affordable Housing Bond proposal:
https://davidrobinsonblog.com/2025/06/affordable-housing-bond-proposal-to-be-discussed-at-city-council-09-june-2025/

My July, 2022 post about several approaches to affordable housing:
https://davidrobinsonblog.com/2022/07/housing-related-proposals-summer-of-22/

You can listen to a discussion I had with Ann Fisher as a guest on her show (All Sides with Ann Fisher) about my proposal (beginning at the 15:02 mark) here:
https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2023-02-10/a-look-at-affordable-housing-in-central-ohio

Lastly, to further discussion about creative types of housing options, here’s a post on what may be called “naturally affordable” housing, in the form of what are sometimes called “cottage courts,” a type of “missing middle” housing that I have long thought would be great for Worthington:
https://davidrobinsonblog.com/2019/04/cottage-courts-affordable-compatible-gentle-density-housing-in-worthington/

David Robinson

David Robinson lives in Worthington with his wife, Lorraine, and their three children—one who attends Linworth High School, one who attends Phoenix Middle School, and one who is a graduate of Linworth High School and Otterbein University. David is President and co-owner of Marcy Adhesives, Inc., a local manufacturing company. David spearheaded the successful Keep Worthington Beautiful charter amendment campaign (Issue 38, in 2015), served on Worthington City Council 2018-25, and is deeply committed to 1) advancing resident-centered policies, rooted in a healthy and representative local government, 2) supporting responsible development that enhances our unique historic character, 3) endorsing environmentally sustainable practices for both residents and city operations, 4) promoting the safety and well-being of all residents, and 5) preserving the walkable, tree-filled, distinctive, friendly nature of our neighborhoods.