Stephen Hruby, who has more than 40 years experience in architectural design, community revitalization and development consulting, says that what has transpired over the past two years is giving him hope that the affordable housing problem can be addressed in Collier County.
In January, the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee unanimously re-elected Joseph Trachtenberg as its chairman. This week, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners unanimously removed him. Trachtenberg said his removal was because he spoke up publicly about inaction by the commissioners. A commissioner seemed to agree that his public comments were the issue.