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Lawrence proclaims May as Affordable Housing Month; community groups urge action beyond proclamation
Summary
The City Commission proclaimed May 2025 as Affordable Housing Month. City staff and community organizations used the proclamation to outline ongoing programs and policy priorities; local advocates urged sustained funding, anti-displacement measures and implementation of fair housing practices.
The Lawrence City Commission proclaimed May 2025 as Affordable Housing Month on May 20, a ceremonial recognition accompanied by extended presentations from city staff and local housing organizations and broad public comment urging concrete action.
Leah Roseland, the city’s affordable housing administrator, introduced a group of community partners and asked the commission to use the proclamation as a prompt for renewed collaboration. She invited Affordable Housing Advisory Board members and representatives from the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, Tenants to Homeowners, the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative, Family Promise, and Habitat for Humanity to speak.
Marielle (first name used in the record), representing the Affordable…
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