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Mayor O’Connell endorses unified housing strategy and urges local partnerships; discusses encampments, vouchers and tenant protections
Summary
Mayor Freddie O’Connell told the symposium he supports a decade‑long Unified Housing Strategy, eviction right‑to‑counsel and increased local investments, and acknowledged state law constraints on renter protections and camping on public land.
Mayor Freddie O’Connell participated in a town‑hall style session at the symposium and reiterated the city’s commitment to a unified, decade‑long housing strategy and the need for cross‑sector collaboration.
O’Connell said the Unified Housing Strategy (UHS) provides a ten‑year, benchmarkable framework aimed at producing 90,000 homes across Davidson County and that Metro has proposed its largest single local investment in housing in the mayor’s recommended budget.…
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