Metroâs Affordable Housing Task Force to meet for the first time today
Finding affordable housing is a problem in Nashville, and while it won t be fixed overnight, the city is hoping to get one step closer Thursday afternoon.
and last updated 2021-01-21 08:12:07-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Finding affordable housing is a problem in Nashville, and while it won t be fixed overnight, the city is hoping to get one step closer Thursday afternoon.
Metroâs Affordable Housing Task Force will meet for the first time, along with several other agencies, to discuss what Mayor John Cooper is calling a very complex issue.
New Affordable Housing Task Force Has Plenty to Tackle Nashville desperately needs more affordable housing, and a new 22-member team hopes to address the issue Tweet Share
People across the country are concerned about the mass displacement that could take place once the federal moratorium on evictions expires especially since the freeze could end before the pandemic is over. But even before COVID-19 came to Nashville, the problem of access to affordable housing has loomed large over the city.
Last week, Mayor John Cooper assembled a crew of city officials, developers and activists for a 22-member task force, which is set to have its first meeting on Thursday. There’s plenty of work to do, says member Kay Bowers, who recently retired from the housing nonprofit New Level Community Development Corporation.