Thanks to your support, time, and contributions, we've reached over 550 signatures on our petition in a little over a week - an incredible feat. We also were able to voice concerns at Monday's council meeting, which was covered in the Post. We're grateful to you all for helping us promote attainability, diversity, and inclusivity in this city.

Current needs and updates:

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DONATIONS: Thanks to generous contributions we were able to increase our new sign order from 200 to 300 signs, expected later this week. We are about $200 short of the funds needed to purchase the metal sign stands. If you are able, please consider giving at www.paypal.me/pv4all or on Venmo at @prairievillage4all.

YARD SIGNS: You can request a yard sign here and then will be sent pick-up instructions for getting your sign, and we still have a few left from the first order. We'll also do an open pick-up at a local park where you can come buy to get signs, flyers, and ask questions once we're able to complete the metal stand order. Stay tuned. 

PETITION: We'd love to get our petition up to 1,000 signatures. Please consider sharing it with your family, friends, neighbors, and more. Please consider posting it to your social media accounts with a note about why you support attainable housing and diversity in Prairie Village. Here's the link: https://chng.it/KNQjGpgz4V

QUESTIONS: If you have questions, send them our way at info@prairievillage4all.com. We're constantly adding information to help give a clear, fair, information-based picture of the issues at stake. Our flyer is available here, and we encourage you to inform those around you. Some key points:

• Our goal is to simply get more affordable options on table in Prairie Village. Current restrictive zoning means that aged homes have to be replaced with another single home, meaning more and more expensive homes that price out more and more people. If unchecked, Prairie Village will soon become unattainable for people who, just years ago, would have been able to afford homes here. It's important to remember that we are simply advocating to have a wider range of options on the table. No one can control the housing market, but what we are hoping to do is promote more possibilities, such as options that will make it so that building massive, expensive homes isn't the only available route when a house is torn down, which is currently the trend.
  
  
• The opposition would like to stop the conversation before it starts. The proposals are in the hands of the planning commission, which will bring proposals forward for public discussion based on research and expertise. They will consider relevant factors about what is possible. Support for our cause means supporting the experts in bringing these forward for discussion, feedback-gathering, and, eventually, a vote. We support letting the civic, democratic process take place.
  
  
• Individual homeowners would gain more rights to decide what to do on their own property under the current proposals. Neighbors would not be able to object to a homeowner's decision to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to house family members and friends or to earn extra income through rent. We believe that homeowners have the right to decide what to do on their own property based on their financial circumstances and personal needs without interference from neighbors. All decisions would still be governed by zoning codes, which place restrictions on size, type, and shape of expanded property uses.