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Jacksonville candidates make housing the central issue, offering zoning changes and public–private partnerships
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Candidates at a Jacksonville forum said housing — both affordability and supply — is the city’s leading challenge, proposing zoning changes, infill development, adaptive reuse and public–private partnerships to expand workforce and affordable units.
At a forum hosted by the Jacksonville Onslow Chamber of Commerce, multiple candidates for city council identified housing as the city’s most pressing problem and outlined a range of proposals to expand supply and preserve affordability. Across wards and at-large races, speakers pointed to rising rents and a shortage of units for working households tied to the growth around Camp Lejeune.
"Affordable housing has declined roughly 40% over the past decade," said Michael Yannaro, a former police chief and at-large candidate, adding that "43% of our households are low to moderate income" and are…
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