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Garner residents urge council to act on affordable housing; task force and county data cited
Summary
A Garner resident urged the town council to respond to regional affordable-housing needs, citing Wake County shortfalls and the town task force's recommendations; council members acknowledged the issue and said staff will follow up.
A Garner resident on July spoke at the town council’s petitions and comments period to press the council to act on affordable housing, citing countywide shortages and the town task force’s recommendations.
Kathleen Danaher de Cardenas, who identified herself as a Garner resident, told the council she and local faith and nonprofit partners attended a Wake County gathering that presented data on a 65,000-unit affordable housing deficit. She said the Wake County event pressed political leaders to consider a $200 million housing bond and contrasted that with a recently approved $275 million bond in Raleigh.
Danaher…
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