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Posted May 22, 2012 by Rogers Healy

Affordable Housing Plan Proposed by George Lucas

The film emperor may be striking back.  Filmmaker George Lucas has tried, for 25 years, to persuade his Marin County, California, neighbors to let him build a digital production studio on his ranch there, but the area's residents opposed the plan.

So Lucas has come up with an alternative for his Grady Ranch property, to build low-income housing on it.

Lucas plans to sell the property to the Marin Community Foundation, a non-profit that has already funded more than 2,500 units of affordable housing and will explore options for developing Grady Ranch.

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Posted March 23, 2012 by Cerissa Lair

Homes near the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge

Homeowners are fighting to save their homes from developers who want their land.  Some homes near the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge actually have NOT FOR SALE signs in their yards.  Developers want to add restaurants, mid-rise residential and commercial development along Singleton Boulevard, according to NBC DFW News.  Many residents know that businesses are going to come, but they want to keep the neighborhood for single-family residents.  They also hope that the bridge will increase their property value.  

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