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Phoenix vows to press on housing, homelessness and bond projects; cites eviction legal services plan
Summary
Mayor Kate Gallego and council members outlined housing priorities, the 2023 general obligation bond commitments, and homelessness initiatives, including a planned permanent eviction legal services program and a mayoral homeless-solutions plan they say is largely underway.
Mayor Kate Gallego said expanding access to affordable housing and ending homelessness remain top priorities for her administration as she began her second term.
"We passed the 2023 general obligation bond, a historic down payment on Phoenix's infrastructure with our community's kids in mind," Mayor Kate Gallego said, describing the bond as funding for public safety, sustainability and affordable housing projects.
Gallego told the audience the bond includes investments in climate resilience, shade trees, electrification of city fleets and programs to expand access to affordable housing and services to…
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