By midday Monday, word was out that the Fort Myers City Council would be talking about a mayoral pledge made last week to work toward creating a housing trust fund to support construction of more affordable housing in the city.
Within hours, dozens of members of LIFE, Lee Interfaith for Empowerment, descended on City Hall to demand that the council meet Mayor Kevin Anderson's promise to get a housing trust fund ordinance in the pipeline.
After a public comment period Councilmember Johnnie Streets made a formal motion Monday asking that the ordinance to restart a housing trust fund be on the city council agenda in two weeks and that the funding level for the trust fund be established as the council sets its budget for next year.